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"Megacorporation" is a term popularized by William Gibson derived from the combination of the prefix mega- with the word corporation. It has become a term popularly used in cyberpunk literature. It refers to a fictional corporation that is a massive conglomerate, holding monopolistic or near-monopolistic control over multiple markets (thus exhibiting both a horizontal and a vertical monopoly). Megacorps are so powerful that they can ignore the law, possess their own heavily-armed (often military-sized) private armies, hold 'sovereign' territory, and possibly even act as outright governments. They often exercise a large degree of control over their employees, taking the idea of 'corporate culture' to an extreme. Such organizations are a staple of science fiction long predating cyberpunk, appearing in the works of writers such as Thea von Harbou (Metropolis), Darren Smith and Terrance Zdunich (Repo! The Genetic Opera), Robert A. Heinlein (Citizen of the Galaxy), Robert Asprin (The Cold Cash War) and Andre Norton (the Solar Queen novels).
Almost all depictions of a megacorporation show them as amoral (driven purely by a desire for profit, without thought for morals).^{[citation needed]} Very few corporations in the world currently meet the criteria to be considered true megacorporations, so the concept remains contained in the realm of speculative fiction.

Examples

Walt Disney is one of the few multinational corporations to achieve a large degree of self-governmental control, in the Florida region known as the Reedy Creek Improvement District. Within this district, the Disney corporation has the legal authority to establish its own building codes, power plants and utilities, fire departments, and to seize land outside the district under eminent domain. The corporation protects itself from outside interference by permitting only Disney employees to own land within the district, keeping voting power to elect district managers (also Disney employees) within company control, and thereby preventing restriction on company actions and projects within the district.^{[citation needed]}
The Dutch East India Company may be a historical example of a megacorporation due to the company's possession of certain quasi-governmental powers, including the ability to wage war, negotiate treaties, coin money, and establish colonies.
The Hudson Bay Company once owned most of the British colonies in Canada, where they were the only law enforcement agency and the main contact between the First Nations and British civilization.
The East India Company played the role of a megacorporation in India, raising it's own army and administering it's own government for 250 years, before being absorbed in the British Raj.

See also

• Corporatocracy

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I didn't have the heart to tell them I didn't need it. clipper n. One that cuts, shears, or clips. An instrument or tool for cutting, clipping, or shearing. Often used in the plural: nail clippers. Nautical. A sharp-bowed sailing vessel of the mid-19th century, having tall masts and sharp lines and built for great speed. One that moves very fast. Electronics. See limiter (sense 2). limiter n. One that limits: a limiter of choices. Electronics. A circuit that prevents the amplitude of a waveform from exceeding a specified value. Also called clipper. heart (BRAVERY) Show phonetics noun [U] bravery or determination or hope: You're doing really well - don't lose heart now. Take heart - things can only get better. frolic Line breaks: frolic Pronunciation: /ˈfrɒlɪk / Definition of frolic in English: VERB (frolics, frolicking, frolicked) [NO OBJECT, USUALLY WITH ADVERBIAL] Play or move about in a cheerful and lively way:Edward frolicked on the sand MORE EXAMPLE SENTENCESSYNONYMS NOUN (often frolics)Back to top   A playful and lively movement or activity:film of her poolside frolics MORE EXAMPLE SENTENCESSYNONYMS ADJECTIVE archaicBack to top   Cheerful, merry, or playful:a thousand forms of frolic life MORE EXAMPLE SENTENCES Origin early 16th century (as an adjective): from Dutch vrolijk'merry, cheerful'. sheared  (adjective) Having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers. Synonyms: shorn Usage: The sheared sheep frolicked in the sun. shear[shear] 発音記号[ʃíər] [動]（sheared or((主に古・方言))shore, sheared or shorn）(他) 1 〈羊などの〉毛を刈り込む, 毛を摘む, …のけばを切る；〈芝生などを〉刈る；〈毛・羊毛・髪などを〉刈り取る((off, away)) shear sheep ［the hedge］ 羊の毛［生け垣］を刈る shear off the long hair 長髪を切り落とす. 2 ((しばしば受身))〈人・物から〉（…を）はぎ取る, 奪い取る((of ...)) shear the President of his veto power 大統領の拒否権を奪う The word has been shorn of its real meaning. その言葉はほんとうの意味を失っている. 3 〈ガラス・ブリキなどを〉切る, 剪断(せんだん)する；…を剪断変形させる, ねじって切る((off)) shear a bar of iron 鉄の棒を剪断する. ━━(自) 1 （はさみなどで）切る；切り裂く；（ねじれて）折れる((off)). 2 （…を）突っ切る((through ...)). 3 《力学》剪断される, 変形する. 4 〈物が〉いきなり動く((away)). 5 ((主にスコット・方言))かまで穀物を刈り取る. ━━[名] 1 ((通例〜sで時に単数扱い)) (1) 大ばさみ. ▼用法は⇒SCISSORS 1 a pair of shears 大ばさみ1丁. (2) 2枚刃を持つはさみに似た刃物［機械］；剪断機. 2 切ること, 切断. 3 ((主に英))（羊の年齢を示す）羊の毛刈り（回数）；刈られた羊毛 a sheep of one shear 毛刈り1回の羊. 4 ((通例〜s))二またクレーン. 5 [U]《力学》剪断. 6 [U]《物理学》ずれ, 剪断変形. ［古英語sceran（切る）. △SHORE1, SCORE］ shear・er [名]