l'état c'est moi

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French l’état, c’est moi (“I am the state”)

Noun

l'état c'est moi

1. (figurative) absolutism; absolute monarchy

Further reading

• “l'état c'est moi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.