certificate of incorporation

English Thesaurus

1. state approval of the articles of incorporation of a corporation (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	certificate, certification, credential, credentials,
definition	:	a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts (noun.communication)

part meronym	:	charter,
definition	:	a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation (noun.communication)