conglomerate
[adjective]
Synonyms: miscellaneous, assorted, chow-chow, heterogeneous, indiscriminate, mixed, motley, multifarious, promiscuous, varied
[noun]
Synonyms: aggregate, agglomerate, agglomeration, aggregation, conglomeration, syndicate, cartel, chain, combine, group, pool, trust

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English Thesaurus: company, firm, business, corporation, multinational, ...

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con‧glom‧e‧rate /kənˈɡlɒmərət, kənˈɡlɒmərɪt $ -ˈɡlɑː-/ noun
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of conglomerare 'to roll together', from com- ( ⇒ COM-) + glomus 'ball']

1. [countable] a large business organization consisting of several different companies that have joined together:
an international conglomerate
industrial/financial/media etc conglomerate

2. [uncountable and countable] technical a rock consisting of different sizes of stones held together by clay

3. [countable] formal a group of things gathered together

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conglomerate
noun
ADJ. big, huge, large, vast | international, multinational | business, financial, industrial | food, media, mining, publishing, etc.

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company an organization that makes or sells something, or provides a service:
big oil companies
telephone companies
He runs a software company.
firm a company, especially one that provides a service rather than producing goods:
a law firm
a firm of accountants
a security firm
business a company – often used when talking about a company that employs only a small number of people:
She set up her own catering business.
small businesses
a family business
corporation a large company that often includes several smaller companies:
IBM is one of the biggest corporations in the world.
multinational a very large company with offices in many different countries:
American multinationals are establishing research and development facilities across the developing world.
conglomerate /kənˈɡlɒmərət, kənˈɡlɒmərɪt $ -ˈɡlɑː-/ a very large company that consists of several different companies which have joined together:
The company was taken over by a German media conglomerate.
giant a word used mainly by newspapers for a very large company:
Their clients include the retail giant, Wal-Mart.
subsidiary a company that is owned by a larger company:
The company runs its New York operations through a US subsidiary.

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