corporatism

American  

[kawr-puh-ruh-tiz-uhm, -pruh-tiz-] / ˈkɔr pə rəˌtɪz əm, -prəˌtɪz- /

Also corporativism

noun

1. the principles, doctrine, or system of corporative organization of a political unit, as a city or state.

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corporatism British  

/ -prɪtɪzəm, ˈkɔːpərɪtɪzəm /

noun

1. the organization of a state on a corporative basis

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Other Word Forms

• corporatist adjective

Etymology

Origin of corporatism

First recorded in 1885–90; corporate + -ism

Example Sentences

But don’t expect a cosy era of corporatism to commence.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2024

The clean-cut corporatism that the robotic Facebook boss brings to the witness table is a whole different type of Silicon Valley nerdy than the nose-ringed Twitter maven’s calm detachment.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2020

It was a beacon, calling for like-minded people to gather and build a world without war, corporatism or conformity.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 15, 2017

Slater is more circumspect when it comes to fsociety’s corporation-crushing aims, pointing to the donations made by businesses to Syrian refugee camps as evidence of the more benevolent side of corporatism.

From The Guardian • Oct. 17, 2015

Mild corporatism is rife and manifest in central wage bargaining.

From The Belgian Curtain Europe after Communism by Vaknin, Samuel