variants
or less commonly anticorporate
: not favoring or promoting the interests of corporations : opposed to or hostile toward corporations or corporate interests
anti-corporate laws
an anticorporate climate
Examples of anti-corporate in a Sentence
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An environmental lawyer and a scion of one of the great American political families, Mr. Kennedy gained further prominence in recent years for his promotion of anti-vaccine falsehoods and conspiracy theories, and for his broadly anti-establishment, anti-corporate ethos.
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Rebecca Davis O’Brien, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Black masking tape covered the logo on the strap—Kurt’s gesture of anti-corporate protest.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
As Schwartz and Mathews write: Back then, the company’s anti-corporate slant and grassroots spirit had lured celebrity investors and helped shape the early New York tech scene.
—Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2024
On the trail, Mr. Kennedy has delivered a populist message of anti-corporate rhetoric and debunked science while invoking a powerful lineage: his uncles, former President John F. Kennedy and Senator Ted Kennedy, and his father, Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
—Susanne Craig, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
The lawsuit was filed by a group led by Edward Blum, who spearheaded efforts to overturn affirmative action and has since brought anti-corporate diversity efforts to court.
—Maria Aspan, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2023
The arrangement highlights how AI’s insatiable need for computing power is pushing even the most anti-corporate start-ups into the arms of Big Tech.
—Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2023
The couple in this case is Jack and Elizabeth, who connect at a time (early ‘90s) and place (Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood) that was a crucible for Gen X culture — anti-corporate, distrustful of authority, enchanted with provocative art and the nascent web.
—Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
It’s also become more common for Republicans to campaign on an anti-corporate messages, including JD Vance, who was elected to the U.S. Senate last year on an anti-corporate message.
—cleveland, 10 Aug. 2023
Rebecca Davis O’Brien, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Black masking tape covered the logo on the strap—Kurt’s gesture of anti-corporate protest.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
As Schwartz and Mathews write: Back then, the company’s anti-corporate slant and grassroots spirit had lured celebrity investors and helped shape the early New York tech scene.
—Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2024
On the trail, Mr. Kennedy has delivered a populist message of anti-corporate rhetoric and debunked science while invoking a powerful lineage: his uncles, former President John F. Kennedy and Senator Ted Kennedy, and his father, Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
—Susanne Craig, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
The lawsuit was filed by a group led by Edward Blum, who spearheaded efforts to overturn affirmative action and has since brought anti-corporate diversity efforts to court.
—Maria Aspan, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2023
The arrangement highlights how AI’s insatiable need for computing power is pushing even the most anti-corporate start-ups into the arms of Big Tech.
—Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2023
The couple in this case is Jack and Elizabeth, who connect at a time (early ‘90s) and place (Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood) that was a crucible for Gen X culture — anti-corporate, distrustful of authority, enchanted with provocative art and the nascent web.
—Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
It’s also become more common for Republicans to campaign on an anti-corporate messages, including JD Vance, who was elected to the U.S. Senate last year on an anti-corporate message.
—cleveland, 10 Aug. 2023
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“Anti-corporate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-corporate. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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