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‖ zaibatsu|zaɪˈbætsuː|
Also Zaibatsu.
[Jap., f. zai wealth + batzu clique.]
In Japan, a large capitalist organization, usu. based on a single family having controlling interests in a variety of companies, of a type that existed before the war of 1939–45; since 1947, a cartel or conglomerate. Also, the members of such an enterprise.
1937Econ. Jrnl. June 272 These concerns are popularly known in Japan as the Zaibatsu or money-cliques. 1947R. Benedict Chrysanthemum & Sword iv. 93 A chosen financial oligarchy, the famous Zaibatsu. 1957Pacific Affairs XXX. 219 The zaibatsu and the landlords. 1959R. Kirkbride Tamiko (1960) vi. 41 By getting the right people to sit for you. The zaibatsu. The Royal Family. 1964Asia Mag. 26 July 15/2 While the companies being merged presently are old Zaibatsu connected firms, and the groups are sponsoring the moves, the economics of the mergers themselves have little to do with such connections. 1965Economist 11 Dec. 1219/2 The Zaibatsu are becoming concerned about the problems of seniority and management. 1970[see conglomerate n. 3]. 1974P. Gore-Booth With Great Truth & Respect 45 When a community, historically prone to become the victim of unreason, finds itself in a position of success amid failure, its only recourse is probably to go to ground. The Japanese Zaibatsu understood this; a really successful Japanese business man was and is rarely obtrusive. 1982K. Ohmae Mind of Strategist (1983) ix. 109 Japan's prewar zaibatsu holding companies. |