n.
Pronunciation: ' ko ̇ r-p( ə -)r ə - ˌ ti-z ə m
Function: noun
Date: 1890
: 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
– cor · po · rat · ist \ -p( ə -)r ə -tist \ adjective