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ENTITY Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1 week ago - 2025 Heinrich hopes the commission approves the integration and wants both entities to be funded until the end of the 2027 fiscal year. —Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025 Parents, guardians, an employer or another entity could add more funds to a child's account. —Lauren Young, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for entity
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Examples of "Entity" in a Sentence | YourDictionary.com
The nasty field that dissolved any type of biological entity was one of the government's latest controversial creations. ... But even so the Categories concludes that everything is either a predicate of, or inherent in, a substance; and the view that this colour belongs to this substance only ...
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Hi, Two of my editors do not seem to agree whether it should be entity or entities in the following sentence. Could someone help me settle the question? and if possible, give me the reasons why? (I`m not saying which one I think it should be, just because Ì don`t want it said that I influenced ... More on forum.wordreference.com
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Please show me example sentences with entity.
Please show me example sentences with asset. Please show me example sentences with property. Please show me example sentences with evidity. ... What does "entity unto itself" mean? More on hinative.com
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meaning - Can an entity act as a person? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
So, in answer to your question: yes, in English an entity can "behave" or be treated like a person — but there are limits. As someone who is improving his or her English, it would be better to avoid the question by not using entities unless forced to. A much better way to write your sentence is, More on ell.stackexchange.com
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What's the difference between an entity and a mention?
How I understand it is - an entity is anything that exists. A mention on the other hand could either refer to an existing entity or be an instance of the entity or could be related to the entity. Under different areas of NLP it can mean different things: NER: if you are doing Named Entity Recognition - you are generally trying to find a mention of a specific type. Eg: organization name, person, countries etc Here the words are probably used interchangeably. Entity Linking : given a "mention" in text - you want to know what "entity" it refers to in a given KB. Eg: in the sentence: Paris is the capital of France. -> Paris and France are mentions which can be mapped to "entities" - Paris [city] and France[country] in wikipedia. Here the words have different meanings - so you generally link a "mention" in text to an "entity" in a KB I don't have concrete definitions, tried explaining it intuitively/from some experience. Hope it helps! More on reddit.com
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Sentence Dictionary
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Entity in a sentence (esp. good sentence like quote, proverb...)
July 24, 2020 - 186+4 sentence examples: 1. The whole country is a single entity. 2. Church and empire were fused in a single entity. 3. The mind exists as a separate entity . 4. A company is a separate legal entity. 5. The country is no longer one political entity.
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Entity: In a Sentence – WORDS IN A SENTENCE
April 18, 2015 - Examples of Entity in a sentence · Just because they are twins does not mean they are the same entity. 🔊 · Wanting to build his own entity, the man left his job and started his own company. 🔊 · The scientist discovered an otherwise unknown entity and looked to determine its origin.
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Examples of 'ENTITY' in a Sentence | Merriam-Webster
September 13, 2025 - There are entities that are set up to provide staffing during a health care work stoppage. — Chris Isidore, CNN, 15 Oct. 2023 · However, in this case, the promoter and the venue are part of the same corporate entity. — Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan.
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entity example sentences - Use entity in a sentence
English Mr Napolitano spoke of establishing a supranational entity. volume_up more_vert ... English It is the statute according to public and international law of an entity that determines the position of this entity in the hierarchy.
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Collins Dictionary
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Examples of 'ENTITY' in a sentence | Collins English ...
They did not see government and society as two separate entities. The company disclosed that it intends to convert its Information Systems subsidiary into a separate public entity.
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entity Definition, Meaning & Usage | Justia Legal Dictionary
The government agency functions as an independent entity with its own legal standing. As a separate legal entity, the corporation was able to acquire assets under its own name.
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4 Examples of "SEPARATE ENTITY" in a Sentence
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ENTITY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
1 week ago - The entity of justice is universality. ... something having real or distinct existence; a thing, esp when considered as independent of other things
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If your little sister turns her lemonade stand into a lemonade empire, she might incorporate it as a company. Under the law, it would be considered an entity, or a separate being for purposes of government control.
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ENTITY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
But we're not an entity really as a company. ... The two entities intend to repeat the survey every two years.
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Examples of 'ENTITIES' in a sentence
Read more… · Bosnia is currently comprised of two sub-divisions, called 'entities'. ... Newspapers are commercial entities which exist to make a profit for their shareholders. ... She really is two very different entities.
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ENTITY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
An entity is a business organization such as a corporation or partnership. The company disclosed that it intends to convert its Information Systems subsidiary into a separate public entity.
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March 8, 2006 - It was our boss who finally decided ... again, Papalote ... Whenever the Contractor consists of two or more persons, companies or any other legal entities (entity), they shall be jointly responsible ......
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Yes, but there are limits

Consider the following example:

The Boy Scouts and I wrote....

"Boy Scouts" can refer to either the organization known as "The Boy Scouts" or a group of youth who simply are "Boy Scouts." Most people, however, never interact with the organization called "The Boy Scouts." Most interact with a local troop or small group of youth, which is why this works.

The Rotary Club and I wrote....

Members of the Rotary are called (in English) "Rotarians." However, like the Boy Scouts, people understand the phrase in reference to a specific and well-defined group of people. So while it would be better to say "The members of my local chapter of Rotary International and I wrote...," native English speakers would easily understand what you mean.

Coca Cola Corporation and I wrote....

@HotLicks mentioned that your issue may be a legal one. I suspect something like this is what @HotLicks had in mind. "Coca Cola Corporation" is a corporation. Corporations have legal representation and protection in a way that's similar to individual people. Therefore, it's valid to refer to a corporation as if it were an individual person.

It's worth noting that while what I just said is valid, it would be very, very odd to see a sentence written this way. It would be far more common to see something like, "Jane Smith, representing Coca Cola Corporation, and I wrote...." I'll explain why in a moment.

Which brings us to your example.

My office and I wrote....

This isn't correct. The reason is that "office" is too ambiguous. While a native English speaker would probably understand your intent, the word "office" has so many different meanings that we would be jumping to a conclusion about which one you mean. That's never good.

In English, the issue is whether or not you can identify the noun as "definite" or "indefinite." Are you talking about a limited, countable group of people or a vague, undefined group?

"Boy Scouts" can be considered "definite" because most people think of the "Boy Scouts" in terms of a single troop of Scouts (a single object), not the entire organization. It's something definite because there's usually only one troop that the average person is dealing with (or a limited number of troops, still countable).

The same is true for "Rotary Club." People tend to think of it in terms of their local chapter or a group of people they know. This is something definite because there's (usually) only one chapter or club in an area.

You can now see why corporations are more unusual. While they legally can be perceived as a single entity, in reality people perceive corporations as faceless, even people-less entities, especially when they get big enough to be recognized internationally. Due to a corporation's legal standing, they could be used in a definite context — but most people only know them in an indefinite context.

And this is why "office" (even when constrained by "My") doesn't work. It's indefinite. Are you talking about two or three coworkers, or everyone in a company that employs 10,000 people? Are you referring to the people in the room where you work, or on the floor where you work, or in the building where you work? If I don't know anything about your office, can I assume it's like my office?

So, in answer to your question: yes, in English an entity can "behave" or be treated like a person — but there are limits. As someone who is improving his or her English, it would be better to avoid the question by not using entities unless forced to. A much better way to write your sentence is,

My coworkers and I wrote down some possible topics to discuss at the meeting tomorrow.

And in deference to @JohnLawler's concern, he's absolutely right. If a noun an be confused with multiple definitions or applications, it gets harder to use in this way. If you said, "Coca Cola and I wrote..." we can assume you're talking about the corporation and not the drink, but only because we know a bottle of Coca Cola can't write. It's better to avoid the situation.

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What is an entity? - Quora
Answer (1 of 14): Can you please make a clarification regarding which sense of entity do you need the information for ? PFB, the Google Search definition of the word: ENTITY ˈɛntɪti/ noun noun: entity; plural noun: entities 1. a thing with distinct and independent existence.