statism

[ stey-tiz-uhm ]

noun

the principle or policy of concentrating extensive economic, political, and related controls in the state at the cost of individual liberty.
support of or belief in the sovereignty of a state, usually a republic.

Origin of statism

First recorded in 1600–10; state + -ism

Other words from statism

an·ti·stat·ism, noun

Words Nearby statism

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How to use statism in a sentence

Historically, conservatives treated the minimum wage as an affront to free labor and a step on a slippery slope towards statism.
To Make Their Victory Durable, the GOP Must Fix the Minimum Wage | Dmitri Mehlhorn | November 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
What in their history do they find inconsistent with totalitarianism, or at best statism, or at worst Marxism?
America’s Cassandra: David Mamet Speaks on the Lies of Obama and War | Lloyd Grove | November 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Universal coverage need not mean higher costs, nor more statism.
Reform and Replace Obamacare | David Frum | July 25, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Perhaps one-statism that dismantles Israel as a democratic state is fine.
The Other One Staters | Peter Beinart | March 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Naturally enough, the criticisms of the syndicalists are leveled chiefly against political action, parliamentarism, and statism.
Violence and the Labor Movement | Robert Hunter

Bad as this may be, the opposite form of single statism would seem to be more devastating in our present situation.
Nine O'Clock Talks | Frederic B. Kellogg
His theory is not merely statism (tatisme); it is pure despotism.
The Social Contract & Discourses | Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Marden was as old as the New System of statism and inhumanity that had started off disguised as social-democracy.
The Victor | Bryce Walton

British Dictionary definitions for statism

statism

/ (ˈsteɪtɪzəm) /

noun

the theory or practice of concentrating economic and political power in the state, resulting in a weak position for the individual or community with respect to the government

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