statism

English

WOTD – 20 January 2006

Etymology

From state +‎ -ism

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsteɪtɪzəm/

Noun

statism (countable and uncountable, plural statisms)

1. The belief that the centralization of power in a state (sovereign polity) is the ideal or best way to organize humanity.

Related terms

• étatisme
• dirigist

Translations

belief in the importance of the power of the state over an individual

• Finnish: valtiojohtoisuus (fi), etatismi, statismi (fi)
• French: étatisme (fr) m
• German: Etatismus (de) m
• Italian: statalismo (it)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Romanian: statalism n
• Slovene: etatizem m
• Spanish: estatalismo m