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corporatist

corporatist

9 9.4
A person who supports a system where businesses or unions have official roles in government
  • noun
  • /ˈkɔːr.pə.rə.tɪst/
  • Formal
translation icon : corporativista
  • The earlier forms of representation had been corporatist and clientelistic.
  • corporatist structure
  • corporatist model
  • corporatist organization

Examples

  • As a self-proclaimed corporatist, she believes that organized interest groups can help shape effective public policy.

  • Even for the most social democratic and the most corporatist of political systems, the costs have become unsustainable.

    Academic text (1994)
  • An increase in the number of social movements is another indication of pluralism that challenges the corporatist structure.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The corporatist patterns of church-state relations in Mexico have their roots in the colonial era.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Central to this decision-making environment was the representation of well-defined segments of society through corporatist institutions.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Other states, especially European countries with long traditions of corporatist management, rely on cumbersome joint government-and-industry decision-making.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Simultaneously, democratization led to the questioning of corporatist institutions and the emergence of more participatory organizations in the agricultural sector.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The last contribution, by Yonah Seleti, is a historical examination of Portuguese corporatist practice in colonial Angola.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Many politicians today identify as a corporatist, advocating for collaboration between the government and business sectors.

  • In times of economic crisis, a corporatist approach aims to unite labor and industry to address common challenges.

Antonyms

A person who prefers to think and act independently

How Supportive

advocate
282 4.1
corporatist
  • Formal
9 9.4
neutral
218 3.6
opponent
3.4

Surface Forms

corporatist singular
corporatists plural

Morphology

corporatist = corporatism (transparent) = corporat + ist

A straightforward agent/adherent formation from 'corporatism' using the common suffix '-ist'.

Etymology

Corporatist comes from the Latin corpus 'body' and shares its root with corporation and corporate. A corporatist is a person who supports a system where organized groups like businesses and labor have an official role in government or the economy, so a corporatist wants these groups to help make decisions.