corporative

[kawr-puh-rey-tiv, -per-uh-tiv, -pruh-] Origin

cor·po·ra·tive

[kawr-puh-rey-tiv, -per-uh-tiv, -pruh-]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to a corporation.
2.
of or pertaining to a political system under which the principal economic functions, as banking, industry, or labor, are organized as corporate unities.


Origin:
1825–35; < Late Latin corporātīvus, equivalent to Latin corporāt(us) corporate + -īvus -ive

non·cor·po·ra·tive, adjective
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Corporative is always a great word to know.
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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corporative (ˈkɔːpərətɪv, -prətɪv)
 
adj
1.  of or characteristic of a corporation
2.  (of a state) organized into and governed by corporations of individuals involved in any given profession, industry, etc

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corporative
1833, from L. corporativus, from pp. stem of corporare (see corporate).
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