Meanings
- pluralplural onlyA document which, along with the memorandum of association, forms a company's constitution, defines the responsibilities of the directors, the kind of business to be undertaken, and the means by which the shareholders exert control over the board of directors.
Synonyms: articles of organization, articles of incorporation
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA document which, along with the memorandum of association, forms a company's constitution, defines the responsibilities of the directors, the kind of business to be undertaken, and the means by which the shareholders exert control over the board of directors.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 章程
- 章程 (zhāngchéng)document which forms a company's constitution
Finnish yhtiöjärjestys
- yhtiöjärjestysdocument which forms a company's constitution
Hungarian létesítő okirat, alapító okirat
- létesítő okiratdocument which forms a company's constitution
- alapító okiratdocument which forms a company's constitution
- társasági szerződésdocument which forms a company's constitution
- alapszabálydocument which forms a company's constitution
Indonesian anggaran rumah tangga
- anggaran rumah tanggadocument which forms a company's constitution
Portuguese contrato social
- contrato socialdocument which forms a company's constitution
Russian уста́в
- уста́в (ustáv)document which forms a company's constitution
Ukrainian стату́т
- стату́т (statút)document which forms a company's constitution
Cite this entry
articles of association. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/articles%20of%20association
“articles of association.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/articles%20of%20association. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “articles of association,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/articles%20of%20association.
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