corporatism

American

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

Also corporativism

noun

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

corporatism British

/ -prɪtɪzəm, ˈkɔːpərɪtɪzəm /

noun

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

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"Everybody's rushing out the -isms - corporatism, socialism, state capitalism," DeHaven said.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2025

I open the book and am immediately assaulted by the jarring spectacle of gentle post-hippie spirituality at war with naked corporatism.

From Washington Post • Oct. 24, 2018

He had already clocked AFC Wimbledon, admiring the way it had come into existence as an act of fan solidarity and revolt against corporatism.

From The Guardian • Jun. 14, 2017

Even when fascists agreed on something, such as corporatism, they could not agree what that involved.

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2017

A criminal corporatism emerges, structured but volatile and given to internecine donnybrooks.

From Terrorists and Freedom Fighters by Vaknin, Samuel

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