anti-corporate

adjective

an·​ti-cor·​po·​rate ˌan-tē-ˈkȯr-p(ə-)rət How to pronounce anti-corporate (audio) 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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The largest union representing Hollywood workers, IATSE, has joined with other labor groups in endorsing Steyer, who has run a more strident anti-corporate campaign. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 May 2026 But an anti-corporate, libertarian streak has long given the state an outsize role in federal elections, sometimes attracting hundreds of millions of dollars in out-of-state funding. — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2026 Intense anti-corporate sentiment has faded almost completely today, but was widely felt during and for decades after the Great Depression. — Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026 For decades, skiing in the backcountry – far from chairlifts, parking lots and the apres-ski bar scene – was the domain of only the most dedicated, or the most anti-corporate, adherents of the sport. — Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for anti-corporate

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

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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 10 Jul. 2026.

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