corporatism.

A system in which organized groups, such as employers and labour bodies, help shape public policy through formal representation or negotiation.

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Words that belong together

• state corporatism
• corporatist arrangements

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The chapter compared corporatism with policy shaped mainly through party competition.

Usage notes

Primary category: economics / business / social science. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.