corporative
Americanadjective
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of or relating to a corporation.
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of or relating to a political system under which the principal economic functions, as banking, industry, or labor, are organized as corporate unities.
adjective
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of or characteristic of a corporation
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(of a state) organized into and governed by corporations of individuals involved in any given profession, industry, etc
Other Word Forms
- noncorporative adjective
Etymology
Origin of corporative
1825–35; < Late Latin corporātīvus, equivalent to Latin corporāt ( us ) corporate + -īvus -ive
Example Sentences
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The role of the government would be limited to a possible recognition of the corporative economic body thus constituted.
From Time
A previous question of socioeconomic impact which, like Francis’ initiative, roused significant controversy, was papal promotion of a “corporative social order.”
From Time
Thereby he went on record as saying that the Fascist corporative state was not what he was proposing.
From Time
Such cultural shock is especially stronger in a traditional corporative environment like Brazil, where status, privileges, and decisions are often centralized on the top executives.
From Forbes
He is chief officer of a foreign corporative monopoly.
From Project Gutenberg
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