corporatism

noun cor·po·rat·ism \ ˈkȯr-p(ə-)rə-ˌti-zəm \

|Updated on: 22 May 2018

Definition of corporatism

: 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

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corporatist

play \ˈkȯr-p(ə-)rə-tist\ adjective

Recent Examples of corporatism from the Web

His promises to roll back economic reforms are part of his view that Mexico needs to return to the days of populism, nationalism and corporatism.

— mary anastasia o’grady, WSJ, "Mexico’s Two-Man Race," 29 Apr. 2018
The Democrats haven’t changed, either: Mr. O’Rourke is a fresh face with a stale agenda, offering up the familiar and bland welfare corporatism his party has been selling for 30 years.

— kevin d. williamson, WSJ, "Republicans Do Well in Texas. Except for Dallas, Houston, Austin . . .," 27 Apr. 2018
Hip billionaire corporatism is one of the strangest progressive hypocrisies of our times.

— author: victor davis hanson, Alaska Dispatch News, "Hip and left, new robber barons get a pass," 20 Aug. 2017
Some conservative globalists believe that America’s popular culture and its hip, cool, and insidious corporatism, while in some cases regrettable, are obviating the need for military interventionism and costly defense spending.

— victor davis hanson, National Review, "Is There Still a Conservative Foreign Policy?," 15 Aug. 2017
Politically speaking, nativism and corporatism make a great team.

— eric levitz, Daily Intelligencer, "Are Employers Using Trump’s ICE Agents to Intimidate Workers?," 4 Aug. 2017
Many already dismiss him as a candidate of corporatism and could resist his reform agenda.

— sara miller llana, The Christian Science Monitor, "In Macron, supporters see a champion of optimism," 8 May 2017
The Chamber is nothing less than the public face of a corporatism that is hijacking our democracy, and dramatically limiting any chances of meaningful reform.

— bruce sterling, WIRED, "The Yes-Men enjoying the discomfiture of the US Chamber of Commerce," 16 Feb. 2011
This list could continue, but suffice to say that Donald Trump has fulfilled the campaign promises of a campaign organized and built upon racism, corporatism and militarism.

— kirsten west savali, The Root, "Princeton Professor Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Cancels Public Appearances Amid Fox-News-Fueled Death Threats," 1 June 2017

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