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

He would be extremely proud of its popularity but also a little dismayed, especially at the corporatism at the college level, which he spoke out against in the early 1900s.

From New York Times

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

And then he conceded a little, before dodging again: “You may describe it as more regulatory. I don’t necessarily quibble with your framing. I can frame it as a rejection of abject corporatism.”

From The Verge

Pence embodies the political alliance of very conservative evangelical forces with anti-regulatory forces of corporatism.

From Salon