dirigiste

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French dirigiste, from diriger (“to run, to direct”), from Latin dirigere, present active infinitive of dīrigō (“I direct, I steer”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪɹəˈʒist/, /dɪɹɪˈʒist/

Adjective

dirigiste (comparative more dirigiste, superlative most dirigiste)

1. Controlled or guided by a central authority, as in an economy.
   • 1982, Norman Barry, “The Tradition of Spontaneous Order”, in Literature of Liberty, volume 5, number 2, page 10 of 7-58:

     The repeated crises in dirigiste systems are in essence crises of information since the abolition of the market leaves the central planner bereft of that economic knowledge which is required for harmony.

Translations

controlled or guided by a central authority, as in an economy

• Czech: dirigistický
• German: dirigistisch (de)
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• Italian: dirigistico
• Swedish: dirigistisk

Noun

dirigiste (plural dirigistes)

1. An advocate or practitioner of dirigisme.
   • 2019 July 1, David Brooks, “Moderates Have the Better Story”, in The New York Times:

     Warren wants to centralize economic decisions, creating a Department of Economic Development — a top-down council of government dirigistes.

Translations

advocate of dirigisme

• Czech: dirigista m
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Related terms

• dirigist / dirigism / dirigisme

Anagrams

• digitiser

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.ʁi.ʒist/

• Audio:

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• Homophone: dirigistes

Adjective

dirigiste (plural dirigistes)

1. dirigiste (of or relating to the doctrine of dirigisme)

Noun

dirigiste m or f (plural dirigistes)

1. dirigiste (advocate of dirigisme)

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Italian

Adjective

dirigiste

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine plural of adjective dirigista.

Noun

dirigiste f

1. plural of dirigista

Anagrams

• digeristi, dirigesti

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Portuguese

Verb

dirigiste

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diɾiˈxiste/ [d̪i.ɾiˈxis.t̪e]

Verb

dirigiste

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) preterite indicative form of dirigir.