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A corporate bureaucracy, characterized by ineffective management.
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A society where the interests of large corporations control economic and political decisions.
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History
Etymology tree English corp(orate) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *kret- Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (-krătĭ́ā)bor. English -cracy English corpocracy From corp(orate) + -o- + -cracy.
