statism

[ stey-tiz-uhm ]

/ ˈsteɪ tɪz əm /

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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.

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Origin of statism

First recorded in 1600–10; state + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM statism

an·ti·stat·ism, noun

Words nearby statism

station house, stationmaster, stations of the cross, station-to-station, station wagon, statism, statist, statistic, statistical, statistical dependence, statistical independence

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|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|DAILY BEAST
Universal coverage need not mean higher costs, nor more statism.
Reform and Replace Obamacare|David Frum|July 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Perhaps one-statism that dismantles Israel as a democratic state is fine.
The Other One Staters|Peter Beinart|March 14, 2012|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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