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Incorporation vs Annexation - What's the difference?

incorporation | annexation |

As nouns the difference between incorporation and annexation

is that incorporation is the act of incorporating, or the state of being incorporated while annexation is addition or incorporation of something, or territories that have been annexed.

incorporation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of incorporating, or the state of being incorporated.
  • The union of different ingredients in one mass; mixture; combination; synthesis.
  • The union of something with a body already existing; association; intimate union; assimilation; as, the incorporation of conquered countries into the Roman republic.
  • The act of creating a corporation.
  • A body incorporated; a corporation.

    • annexation

    English

    (wikipedia annexation)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Addition or incorporation of something, or territories that have been annexed.
  • (legal) A legal merging of a territory into another body.

    • Synonyms

    * annexion (obsolete)

    Antonyms

    * separation