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stat·ism

 (stā′tĭz′əm)
n.
The practice or doctrine of giving a centralized government control over economic planning and policy.

stat′ist adj. & n.
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statist

(ˈsteɪtɪst)
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an advocate of statism
2. (Statistics) a less common name for a statistician
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) archaic a politician or statesman
adj
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of, characteristic of, advocating, or relating to statism
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Translations

statist

[ˈsteɪtɪst] ADJ (Pol) → controlado por el estado
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statist

adj (Pol) → staatlich
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Paying tribute to Chicago and Regis workers protesting against capitalist exploitation on May Day, Gharib said the Communist party has embarked on a comprehensive process of change and renewal with the purpose of nation - building of what he termed " a secular democratic state simultaneously capable of waging resistance and achieving social welfare." Urging women and men producers to struggle for the achievement of their rights via "democratic statist", Gharib went on to say that democracy could only be realized by getting rid of corruption and nepotism.
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"It matters very little, then, who runs collectivism or Big Government; the important point is the existence of masive statist institutions, which can be readily adapted to whichever group takes power, and hence to the control ling and repressing of the subject pop lation."