corporative
English
Etymology
From Latin corporātīvus, from the participle stem of corporō (“I embody”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːp(ə)ɹətɪv/
Adjective
corporative (comparative more corporative, superlative most corporative)
- pertaining to a corporation; corporate
- pertaining to corporativism (also called corporatism); based on collective action or responsibility; especially of a state governed by or structured into separate bodies of classes, professions etc.
- Synonym: corporatist
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 9:
- Since the Middle Ages, France had developed into a ‘society of orders’, that is, an environment in which a complex set of institutions and corporative bodies enjoyed distinct legal status.
Derived terms
French
Adjective
corporative
- feminine singular of corporatif
Italian
Adjective
corporative
- feminine plural of corporativo