corporatism

noun

cor·​po·​rat·​ism ˈkȯr-p(ə-)rə-ˌti-zəm How to pronounce corporatism (audio)
: the organization of a society into industrial and professional corporations serving as organs of political representation and exercising control over persons and activities within their jurisdiction
corporatist adjective

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Twenty-five years after her own stint in the field, Leigh Claire La Berge has mixed those spirits of ambiguity and corporatism into a wry, bracing cocktail. Longreads, 30 Aug. 2024 The failure of the third arrow means continued corporatism, and the preservation of Japan’s social model even at the cost of a slow slide into economic backwardness. Noah Smith, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2013 Then again, the corporatism has high costs as well. Noah Smith, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2013 The end of corporatism would amount to the wholesale destruction of Japan’s social model. Noah Smith, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2013 See all Example Sentences for corporatism 

Word History

Etymology

corporate + -ism

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of corporatism was in 1935

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“Corporatism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corporatism. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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