corporatism
noun
cor·po·rat·ism
ˈkȯr-p(ə-)rə-ˌti-zəm 
: 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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The Revolutionary Guards would retain their power and profits but, like China’s People’s Liberation Army, turn from revolutionary militancy to nationalist corporatism.
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Karim Sadjadpour, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2025
Last week, the answer became clear: Europe intends to return to corporatism, meaning a closer alignment between business groups and government.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune, 7 July 2025
Warren is a bulldog in the left’s battle with corporatism.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
But the movement was never about corporatism, what BLM officials did with funding, or whether the protests went too far.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Mar. 2025
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Karim Sadjadpour, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2025
Last week, the answer became clear: Europe intends to return to corporatism, meaning a closer alignment between business groups and government.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune, 7 July 2025
Warren is a bulldog in the left’s battle with corporatism.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
But the movement was never about corporatism, what BLM officials did with funding, or whether the protests went too far.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for corporatism
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“Corporatism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corporatism. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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