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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During his campaign for president, largely backed by his Silicon Valley running mate Nicole Shanahan and Trump supporter Timothy Mellon, Kennedy emphasized his anti-corporate stance. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025 Image Image Image It was suggested that maybe, just maybe, Porter and Cochrane were part of an anti-corporate, take-it-back revolution, in skiing and beyond. John Branch, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 However, Donald Trump's new FTC chair, Andrew Ferguson, has vowed to row back many of the anti-corporate actions taken by Khan in recent months. Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025 The internet of the 1990s developed under the sway of an anti-corporate, non-conformist spirit. Tyler Cowen, Twin Cities, 19 Jan. 2025 That perception of unfairness coincided with a rise in anti-corporate attitudes among members of both major parties, according to a 2022 Pew survey. Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024 So how to placate the businessman without losing the game’s anti-corporate ethos? J. Clara Chan, WIRED, 24 Dec. 2024 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

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 3 Feb. 2025.

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