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statism
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stat·ism  (sttzm)
n.
The practice or doctrine of giving a centralized government control over economic planning and policy.

statist adj. & n.

statism [ˈsteɪtɪzəm]
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the theory or practice of concentrating economic and political power in the state, resulting in a weak position for the individual or community with respect to the government

statism, stateism
1. the principle of concentrating major political and economic controls in the state.
2. the support of the sovereignty of the state. — statist, n., adj.
See also: Government


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Since Vladimir Putin came to power four years ago, she's been tracking a dramatic influx into government of siloviki--people from the military, the former Soviet KGB, and other security services--bringing with them statist ideology, authoritarian methods, and a drill-sergeant's contempt for civilian sensibilities.
Bourgeois statist ideology interprets the term "people" to mean, the bourgeois state, while those who hold high the black banner of Bakunin-Kropotkin interpret the term "people" to be the working masses.
Well I know this much, concludes Malloy, this country is drifting toward a statist ideology.
 
 
 
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