statist

[ stey-tist ]

/ ˈsteɪ tɪst /

noun

an advocate of statism.

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of a statist or statism.

Words nearby statist

stationery, stationery office, stationmaster, stations of the cross, statism, statist, statistic, statistical, statistical dependence, statistical independence, statistical inference

Origin of statist

First recorded in 1575–85; state + -ist

Definition for statist (2 of 2)

statist²

[ stat-ist ]

/ ˈstæt ɪst /

noun

statistician.

Origin of statist

shortened form

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Examples from the Web for statist

The article described John Kennedy and Richard Nixon as differing types of statist “reactionaries.”
Libertarianism 3.0: Koch And A Smile|Nick Gillespie|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For Israelis: Is statist Zionism the only framework for satisfying Jewish national and cultural ambitions?
The Danger of Two-State Messianism|Ian S. Lustick|October 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The prime minister is a hybrid: regional hawk, Zionist statist, techno-globalist, neo-conservative, and Greater Israel fantasist.
Understanding John Kerry's Logic|Bernard Avishai|July 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The sacking of Bo Xilai is a pre-emptive move to ensure that the liberal line prevails in China, not the statist model.
Bo Xilai’s Sacking Signals Showdown In China’s Communist Party|Rosemary Righter|March 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST

The MSM is so threatened by any challenge to its closed, statist mind-set that it is ever ready to demonize dissenters.
Why I'm Rooting for Sharron Angle|Tunku Varadarajan|October 14, 2010|DAILY BEAST
It would be a curious subject for the statist to ascertain when the French drummer is perfect in his art.
The British Expedition to the Crimea|William Howard Russell
The Statist assumes that rights increase in some metaphysical manner, and become incarnate in half the whole plus one.
Selected Works of Voltairine de Cleyre|Voltairine de Cleyre
M. de Lavaleye, the Belgian statist, was fortified by reason when he proposed his grey serge uniform for women of all classes.
Americans and Others|Agnes Repplier
In the language of the London Statist, this was "the best bargain" the British government ever made.
The Red Watch|J. A. Currie
Who has not seen just such statistics as these dwelt upon with unction by your thorough "statist?"
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXIV, May 1852, Vol. IV|Various

British Dictionary definitions for statist

statist

/ (ˈsteɪtɪst) /

noun

an advocate of statism

a less common name for a statistician

archaic a politician or statesman

adjective

of, characteristic of, advocating, or relating to statism

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