noun
large conglomerate; large group of related companies
A business term for a very large corporation made up of many different companies, often in unrelated industries. More specific than 複合企業 (conglomerate), emphasizing enormous scale.
See also: 複合企業
その巨大複合企業は、食品から金融まで多角的に事業を展開している。
That large conglomerate operates in diverse fields from food to finance.
巨大複合企業の傘下には数十の子会社がある。
Under the umbrella of the large conglomerate, there are dozens of subsidiaries.
複合企業 is a general term for a conglomerate, while 巨大複合企業 specifically emphasizes the enormous size of the conglomerate.
Compound of 巨大 (huge) + 複合企業 (conglomerate). The term is a straightforward combination of its parts.