Sentence:  So we are faced with a vast network of amorphous <WSD>entities</WSD> perpetuating themselves in whatever manner they can , without regard to the needs of society , controlling society and forcing upon it a regime representing only the corporation 's needs for survival . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)