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corporative

corporative

8.9
Relating to a political system where businesses and worker groups share power with the state
  • adjective
  • /ˈkɔːrpərətɪv/
  • Formal
translation icon : corporativo
  • In a corporative system, businesses and labor unions play a key role in decision-making alongside the government.
  • corporative state
  • corporative structures

Examples

  • At the same time, the regime was able to use the corporative union structure to restrict and control worker activity in the larger firms, which had been the source of worker unrest during the First Republic.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The actual construction of the Brazilian corporative state received a high priority from the very first years of the Vargas era.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Successes of the Catholic Church and a return to traditional corporative influence.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The Corporative State Structure of Brazil Since 1930

    Academic text (1990)
  • "At a minimum, 12 countries during the interwar period developed corporative states resting on the basis of 'the people.'"

    Blog text (16)
  • According to the Slon.ru writer, "the transformation of people into 'the people' of a corporative state takes approximately a decade."

    Blog text (16)
  • By 1970, it is true, the Church had lost its privileged place within the corporative ruling circle.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Yet, interestingly, the corporative state structure that Vargas had established did not entirely disappear.

    Academic text (1990)
  • These measures have not, however, been sufficiently considered within the larger context of the Church's longer-term corporative role in Brazilian society and politics.

    Academic text (1990)
  • During the initial period of the Church's reinsertion within the corporative inner circle, relations between the institution and the civilians in charge of the state were extremely cordial.

    Academic text (1990)

Synonyms

corporatist
vscorporative
  • Formal
1 9.0

Relating to a system where groups like businesses or unions have official roles in government

relates to situations where organized groups are officially involved in decision making

How Corporatist

corporatist
  • Formal
1 9.0
corporative
  • Formal
8.9

Surface Forms

corporative positive

Morphology

corporative = corporate (semi-transparent) = corpor + ative

The word is derived from 'corporate', but the specific meaning related to corporatism may not be immediately clear to all learners.

Etymology

Corporative in politics comes from the Latin root corpus meaning 'body', the same root as corporation, so it describes a system that treats groups like businesses or unions as separate 'bodies' that join in state decision-making.