corporatism

[ kawr-puh-ruh-tiz-uhm, -pruh-tiz- ]

noun

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

corporatism

/ -prɪtɪzəm; ˈkɔːpərɪtɪzəm /

noun

1. the organization of a state on a corporative basis

Derived Forms

• ˈcorporatist, nounadjective

Other Words From

• corpo·rat·ist adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of corporatism¹

First recorded in 1885–90; corporate + -ism

Example Sentences

The cult of corporatism allows us to reimagine the corporation as our ultimate access point to the infinitude of possibility.

From The Daily Beast

But instead of board member, the definitive organizational role in contemporary corporatism is (yep) the human resources manager.

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Barack Obama has shown America that crony corporatism, patronage politics, and limitless government know no party.

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The new corporate social responsibility, redefined for libertarians, must stand athwart crony corporatism yelling "stop."

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In the United States, corporatism was advocated most famously in the 1930s.

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