noun
Refers to a large corporation composed of diverse businesses, often formed through mergers and acquisitions.
そのコングロマリットは、食品から金融まで幅広い事業を展開している。
That conglomerate operates a wide range of businesses, from food to finance.
A general term for a corporate group, not necessarily as large or diversified as a コングロマリット.
A more formal Japanese term for a conglomerate, but コングロマリット is more common in business contexts.
Borrowed from English 'conglomerate', itself from Latin 'conglomerare' (to roll together).