Zaibatsu
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /zaɪˈbætsuː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Zaibatsu is a noun meaning (US, loosely) Any large corporation.
Meaning
(US, loosely) Any large corporation.
More Meanings
- (business, historical) A large business conglomerate founded under the Empire of Japan, generally controlled by a single family or individual.
Example Sentences
Near-synonyms: megacorporation, supercorporation
He wondered briefly what it would be like, working all your life for one zaibatsu. Company housing, company hymn, company funeral.
At other points, the film suggests the motive is financial, depicting the Kobayashi clan as staging an industrial coup of sorts, like a quirky Andersonian take on the zaibatsu (a term for the family-controlled business monopolies that dominated Japan until the end of World War II).
Word Forms
- zaibatsus
Synonyms for zaibatsu
Depending on context, synonyms include megacorporation, supercorporation.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include corporate, keiretsu, bancorporation, group, firm, industry.
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