statism

[ stey-tiz-uh m ]

/ ˈsteɪ tɪz əm /

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.

Nearby words

stationers' company, stationery, stationery office, stationmaster, stations of the cross, statism, statist, statistic, statistical, statistical dependence, statistical independence

Origin of statism

First recorded in 1600–10; state + -ism

Related forms

an·ti·stat·ism, noun

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Examples from the Web for statism

Naturally enough, the criticisms of the syndicalists are leveled chiefly against political action, parliamentarism, and Statism.
Violence and the Labor Movement|Robert Hunter
Marden was as old as the New System of statism and inhumanity that had started off disguised as social-democracy.
The Victor|Bryce Walton
His theory is not merely Statism (tatisme); it is pure despotism.
The Social Contract & Discourses|Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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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