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

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Increasingly, Levin noted, anti-corporate and anti-institutional subcultures operate across the ideological spectrum. Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024 These luminaries of the anti-corporate progressive Left are experts in moral inversion. Matthew Continetti, National Review, 14 Dec. 2024 Some experts who spoke to ABC News attributed the anti-corporate outcry to a host of overlapping trends: widening wealth inequality and a perception of an economy rigged against everyday people, blistering rhetoric supercharged by social media and a populist strain of politics that faults elites. Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024 And, given the rightful skepticism surrounding DOOM’s legacy being morphed into shiny reissues, books, and tribute shows, the anti-corporate bent of Majician is the realest nod. Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024 Despite legitimate concerns about his vaccine skepticism, Kennedy is the most progressive, anti-corporate nominee for the HHS secretary position that a Republican president would realistically put forth. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024 Their anti-corporate, organic farm-to-table aesthetic was forged during the protest movements of the 1960s, when Reagan was California’s conservative governor and a joyful antagonist of the counterculture. Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024 Strong anti-corporate messaging is tucked away in the margins, from Marie’s motivation for buying the diner to the fight to keep the venue from a juice bar takeover. Courtney Howard, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024 Petersen has become famous for making beautiful bikes, using materials and components that his industry has mostly abandoned, and for promoting a vision of cycling that is low-key, functional, anti-car, and anti-corporate. Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 30 Dec. 2024.

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