Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

control group 63 copartnership
shares in a company, and so are no
longer able to direct it The family
lost control of its business. 2. the
act of restricting or checking something
or making sure that something is
kept in check under control kept
in check Expenses are kept under
tight control. The company is trying
to bring its overheads back under
control. out of control not kept in
check Costs have got out of control.
verb 1. to control a business to
direct a business The business is controlled
by a company based in Luxembourg.
The company is controlled by
the majority shareholder. 2. to make
sure that something is kept in check
or is not allowed to develop The
government is fighting to control inflation
or to control the rise in the
cost of living. (NOTE: controlling –
controlled)
control group /kəntrəυl ɡrup/
noun a small group which is used to
check a sample group
controlled /kəntrəυld/ adjective
ruled or kept in check
controller /kəntrəυlə/ noun 1. a person
who controls something (especially
the finances of a company) 2. US the
chief accountant in a company
controlling /kəntrəυlIŋ/ adjective
to have a controlling interest in a
company to own more than 50% of the
shares so that you can direct how the
company is run
convene /kənvin/ verb to ask people
to come together to convene a
meeting of shareholders to convene a
meeting of union members
convenience /kənviniəns/ noun
at your earliest convenience as soon as
you find it possible
convenor /kənvinə/ noun a trade
unionist who organises union meetings
convention /kənvenʃən/ noun an
international agreement the Geneva
Convention on Human Rights
conversion of funds /kənvʃ(ə)n
əv fndz/ noun the act of using money
which does not belong to you for a purpose
for which it is not supposed to be
used
convict /kənvIkt/ verb to convict
someone of a crime to find that someone
is guilty of a crime
conviction /kənvIkʃən/ noun an act
of finding that someone accused of a
crime is guilty He has had ten convictions
for burglary.
cooling-off period /kulIŋ ɒf
pIəriəd/ noun (during an industrial
dispute) a period when negotiations
have to be carried on and no action can
be taken by either side
co-op /kəυ ɒp/ noun same as
cooperative
co-operate /kəυɒpəreIt/ verb to
work together The regional governments
are co-operating in the fight
against piracy. The two firms have
co-operated on the computer project.
co-operation /kəυɒpəreIʃ(ə)n/
noun the act of working together The
project was completed ahead of schedule
with the co-operation of the
workforce.
cooperative /kəυɒp(ə)rətIv/ adjective
willing to work together The
workforce has not been cooperative
over the management’s productivity
plan. noun a business run by a group
of employees who are also the owners
and who share the profits an industrial
cooperative The product is marketed
by an agricultural cooperative.
They set up a workers’ cooperative to
run the factory.
co-opt /kəυɒpt/ verb to co-opt
someone onto a committee to ask
someone to join a committee without
being elected
co-owner /kəυəυnə/ noun a person
who owns something with another person
The two sisters are co-owners of
the property.
co-ownership /kəυəυnəʃIp/ noun
an arrangement where two people own a
property or where partners or employees
have shares in a company
copartner /kəυpɑtnə/ noun a person
who is a partner in a business with
another person
copartnership /kəυpɑtnəʃIp/
noun an arrangement where partners