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corporatism

corporatism

6 9.4
Large companies and powerful groups control a country's government or an organization
  • noun
  • /ˈkɔːr.pə.rə.tɪ.zəm/
  • Formal
translation icon : corporativismo
  • Business leaders saw their failures as reflecting the structure of corporatism and the ways corporatism stymied collective action.
  • business corporatism
  • authoritarian corporatism
  • state corporatism

They loved going to Disney World, he wrote in a chapter titled The Magic Kingdom of Woke Corporatism.

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Examples

  • The true problem lies in government-sponsored corporatism, which is 2/3 of the way to fascism.

    Blog text (32)
  • In other words, if corporatism exists, why does it work, and in what way?

    Academic text (1996)
  • Surprisingly, corporatism as a perspective or practice has received minimal attention in Africa to date.

    Academic text (1995)
  • It's left the door wide open for oligarchical corporatism to destroy the local small market.

    Blog text (10)
  • The PRD's opposition to corporatism should also be considered in the context of the party's history.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Personally, I believe the best method to contain rampant corporatism today is to begin by defunding it.

    Blog text (33)
  • Critics argue that corporatism prioritizes the interests of large companies over those of ordinary citizens.

  • The rise of corporatism in the government has led to concerns about the influence of powerful lobbyists.

  • Many believe that corporatism undermines democracy by consolidating power in the hands of a few interest groups.

Synonyms

corporatocracy
vscorporatism
  • Literature
2 9.9

A society where big companies and their leaders control the government and public decisions

focuses on influence by large interest groups within states or organizations rather than rule

Antonyms

22 6.5

A belief that each person is independent and different from others

10 8.2

A political idea and movement that wants no government or rulers

How Corporate

corporatocracy
  • Literature
2 9.9
corporatism
  • Formal
6 9.4
pluralism
11 7.2

Surface Forms

corporatism singular
corporatisms plural

Morphology

corporatism = corporate (semi-transparent) = corporate + ism

The formation is a regular adjective + '-ism' derivation: an ideology or system relating to the corporate/organized-body concept.

Etymology

Corporatism comes from the root corp-, which means 'body' and appears in the word corporation. So, corporatism describes a system where big groups or companies act like a single 'body' and can have strong control over parts of the state.