plural chaebol also chaebols
: a family-controlled industrial conglomerate in South Korea
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The feud has become a test of the resilience of South Korea’s powerful family-run conglomerates known as chaebols in the face of Western-style corporate governance.
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Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Lim, the eldest daughter of Daesang Group’s honorary chairman Lim Chang-wook and hence a chaebol heiress (chaebol refers to South Korea’s family-run conglomerates), also happens to be the ex-wife of Lee Jae-yong, the executive chairman of Samsung Electronics.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Personal connections likewise structured the relations of big chaebols, South Korea’s corporate conglomerates, with their small and medium-sized suppliers, and even individual citizens’ job searches, financial choices, and voting behavior.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Love Scout also stars Kim Do-hoon as a young chaebol and Kim Yoon-hye as Eun-ho’s interested neighbor.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Lim, the eldest daughter of Daesang Group’s honorary chairman Lim Chang-wook and hence a chaebol heiress (chaebol refers to South Korea’s family-run conglomerates), also happens to be the ex-wife of Lee Jae-yong, the executive chairman of Samsung Electronics.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Personal connections likewise structured the relations of big chaebols, South Korea’s corporate conglomerates, with their small and medium-sized suppliers, and even individual citizens’ job searches, financial choices, and voting behavior.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Love Scout also stars Kim Do-hoon as a young chaebol and Kim Yoon-hye as Eun-ho’s interested neighbor.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Chaebol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chaebol. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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