megacorporation

noun

mega·​cor·​po·​ra·​tion ˌme-gə-ˌkȯr-pə-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce megacorporation (audio)
: a huge and powerful corporation

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It’s set in the same alternate future where Theodore Roosevelt never broke up America’s monopolies, allowing megacorporations to take over the world and, eventually, the outer reaches of the universe. Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025 Well, according to Pixar's Monsters, Inc., the source is a megacorporation where children's screams are harvested and turned into energy. Meg Walters, EW.com, 19 June 2025 The internet is basically one big megacorporation now. Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 21 May 2025 All are narrated by Murderbot, who is technically owned by a megacorporation but manages to hack and override its governor module. ArsTechnica, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for megacorporation

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First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of megacorporation was in 1971

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“Megacorporation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megacorporation. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.

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