anti-corporate

adjective

an·​ti-cor·​po·​rate
ˌan-tē-ˈkȯr-p(ə-)rət
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-corporate (audio)
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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Could the anti-corporate populists who staffed bits of the Biden administration find common ground with a coalescing MAGA ideology apart from the figure of Donald Trump? Ben Smith, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026 Starbucks’s move to expand security for its CEO underscores how an increasingly anti-corporate environment is posing mounting challenges for high-profile figures. Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 8 Feb. 2026 Mamdani's anti-corporate, anti-billionaire message resonates with voters across the country as the price of housing, groceries, health care and utilities have soared while many young people struggle to find well-paying jobs. Dan Morrison, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026 Some aspects of his embrace of Trumpism—and, with it, an insistent economic populism and anti-corporate posture—strike me as sincere, and others less so. Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025 During its time under L’Oréal, The Body Shop experienced: Mission mismatch: A brand built on anti-corporate and cruelty-free values clashed with L’Oréal’s scale-first ethos. Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025 The event, which centered on anti-corporate messaging and grassroots political reform, also featured solo sets from all three artists. Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 28 Apr. 2025 Mangione has become an unlikely anti-corporate icon among many Americans frustrated with the healthcare system. Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025 Calls for product boycotts and other anti-corporate campaigns on social media have been loud enough that companies were forced to respond, especially as the platforms have a way of amplifying customer frustration. Peter Suciu, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of anti-corporate was in 1847

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“Anti-corporate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-corporate. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.

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