corpocracy

[ kawr-pok-ruh-see ]

noun

, plural cor·poc·ra·cies.

1. a corporate bureaucracy.
2. a company characterized by bureaucracy.
3. a government run like a corporate bureaucracy.
4. a society in which corporations have much economic and political power.

Other Words From

• cor·po·crat·ic [kawr-p, uh, -, krat, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of corpocracy¹

First recorded in 1935-40; blend of corporate ( def ) or corporation ( def ) + -cracy ( def )