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punctuation, use/mention distinction
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According to Oxford dictionary, corporatecorporate has a sense of "shared by all members of a group" and the dictionary gives an example "corporate responsibility’.Then I However, I've found that when people see the phrase, they tend to understand it as the responsibility of a corporation. SoThe same is the case with "corporate obligation/duty".Is Is there any phrase where corporatecorporate means "shared by all" rather than "of a corporation"?

According to Oxford dictionary, corporate has a sense of "shared by all members of a group" and the dictionary gives an example "corporate responsibility’.Then I found that when people see the phrase they tend to understand it as the responsibility of a corporation. So is the case with "corporate obligation/duty".Is there any phrase where corporate means "shared by all" rather than "of corporation"?

According to Oxford dictionary, corporate has a sense of "shared by all members of a group" and the dictionary gives an example "corporate responsibility’. However, I've found that when people see the phrase, they tend to understand it as the responsibility of a corporation. The same is the case with "corporate obligation/duty". Is there any phrase where corporate means "shared by all" rather than "of a corporation"?

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Is there any phrase where corporate means "shared by all" rather than "of corporation"?

According to Oxford dictionary, corporate has a sense of "shared by all members of a group" and the dictionary gives an example "corporate responsibility’.Then I found that when people see the phrase they tend to understand it as the responsibility of a corporation. So is the case with "corporate obligation/duty".Is there any phrase where corporate means "shared by all" rather than "of corporation"?