conglomerate

adj : composed of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass;

"the conglomerate peoples of New England"

n 1: a composite rock made up of particles of varying size [syn:

{pudding stone}]

2: a group of companies run as a single organization [syn: {empire}]

v : collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"

[syn: {accumulate}, {cumulate}, {pile up}, {gather}, {amass}]