- company - an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage"
--1 is a kind of institution, establishment
--1 has particulars:- company, troupe - organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel"
--2 is a kind of organization, organisation
--2 has members: cast, cast of characters, dramatis personae
--2 has particulars:opera company; theater company; ballet company; chorus, Greek chorus; circus; minstrel show; minstrelsy - company, companionship, fellowship, society - the state of being with someone; "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends"
--3 is a kind of friendship, friendly relationship
--3 has particulars: freemasonry- company - small military unit; usually two or three platoons
--4 is a kind of army unit
--4 is a member of battalion; battle group
--4 has member: platoon
--4 has particulars: trainband- party, company - a band of people associated temporarily in some activity; "they organized a party to search for food"; "the company of cooks walked into the kitchen"
--5 is a kind of set, circle, band, lot
--5 has particulars:fatigue party; landing party; party to the action, party to the transaction; rescue party; search party; stretcher party; war party Derived form: verb company1 - company - a social gathering of guests or companions; "the house was filled with company when I arrived"
--6 is a kind of social gathering, social affair
--6 has particulars: cohort; number- caller, company - a social or business visitor; "the room was a mess because he hadn't expected company"
--7 is a kind of visitor, visitant
- company - a unit of firefighters including their equipment; "a hook-and-ladder company"
--8 is a kind of unit, social unit
- ship's company, company - crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship
--9 is a kind of complement, full complement
--9 has members: crew - company, troupe - organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel"