ETYM Cf. French amalgamation.
The combination of two or more commercial companies; SYN. merger, uniting.
In economics, the merger of two or more organizations.

ETYM Cf. French association, Late Lat. associatio, from Latin associare.
1. A formal organization of people.
2. Any process of combination (in solution) that depend on relatively weak chemical bonding.
3. The act of consorting with or joining with others.
4. The process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; SYN. connection, connexion.
5. The state of being connected together as in memory or imagination. + prikaži više

The union of diverse things into one body or form or group; SYN. coalescency.

ETYM Late Lat. coalitio: cf. French coalition. Related to Coalesce.
The state of being combined into one body; SYN. fusion.
Association of political groups, usually for some limited or short-term purpose, such as fighting an election or forming a government when one party has failed to secure a majority in a legislature.
In 1990 a coalition of United Nations military forces was formed to free Kuwait from annexation by Iraq. + prikaži više

An association of companies for some definite purpose; SYN. pool, syndicate.
A grouping of eligible natural and legal persons which submits a tender or an application, under a tender procedure or in response to a Call for Proposals. It may be a permanent, legally-established grouping or a grouping which has been constituted informally for a specific tender procedure or Call for Proposals. All members of a consortium (i.e., the leader and all other partners) are jointly and severally liable to the Con-tracting Authority. + prikaži više

ETYM Cf. French fédération.
An organization formed by merging several groups or parties.
Political entity made up from a number of smaller units or states where the central government has powers over national issues such as foreign policy and defense, while the individual states retain a high degree of regional and local autonomy. A federation should be distinguished from a confederation, a looser union of states for mutual assistance. Contemporary examples of federated states established since 1750 include the US, Canada, Australia, India, and the Federal Republic of Germany. + prikaži više

ETYM Latin fusio, from fundere, fusum to pour, melt: cf. French fusion. Related to Fuse, Foison.
The combining of two nuclei to form a heavier one. Fusion of the isotopesof light elements such as hydrogen or lithium gives a large relsease of energy.
1. A nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy; SYN. nuclear fusion, nuclear fusion reaction.
2. An occurrence that involves the production of a union; SYN. merger, unification.
3. Correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization; SYN. spinal fusion.
4. The act of fusing (or melting) together.
5. The combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept; SYN. optical fusion.
6. The merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words. + prikaži više

ETYM Latin incorporatio: cf. French incorporation.
In law, the formation of an association that has corporate personality and is therefore distinct from its individual members, who have no liability for its debts. Corporations (such as companies) can own property and have their own rights and liabilities in legal proceedings.
1. Consolidating by incorporation.
2. Including by incorporation. + prikaži više

ETYM French, from Latin unio oneness, union, a single large pearl, a kind of onion, from unus one. Related to One, Onion, Unit.
1. The state of being united.
2. Making or becoming a single unit; SYN. unification, uniting.
3. The occurrence of a uniting of separate parts.
4. An organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; SYN. labor union, trade union, trades union, brotherhood.
5. A set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets; SYN. sum, join.
6. A political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations.
7. A device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner).
A form of pipe fitting where two extension pipes are joined at a separable coupling.
Association of workers, see trade union. + prikaži više

ETYM French, from Latin unio oneness, union, a single large pearl, a kind of onion, from unus one. Related to One, Onion, Unit.
1. The state of being united.
2. Making or becoming a single unit; SYN. unification, uniting.
3. The occurrence of a uniting of separate parts.
4. An organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; SYN. labor union, trade union, trades union, brotherhood.
5. A set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets; SYN. sum, join.
6. A political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations.
7. A device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner).
A form of pipe fitting where two extension pipes are joined at a separable coupling.
Association of workers, see trade union. + prikaži više