zaibatsu
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noun
- A large business conglomerate founded under the Empire of Japan, generally controlled by a single family or individual.
- Any large corporation.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 財閥(ざいばつ) (zaibatsu), coined from Middle Chinese 財 (d͡zoj, “wealth”) + 閥 (bjot, “powerful family”). Doublet of chaebol.
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