statism

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statism

/ˈsteɪdɪzm/ US
/ˈsteɪdɪzəm/ US
/ˈsteɪtɪzm/ UK
/ˈsteɪtɪzəm/ UK

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From stat(e) + -ism. Doublet of etatism. First attested in c. 1600.

noun

derogatory, obsolete, uncountable Synonym of secularism: subservience of religious issues to political officials and expediency. Religion turned into Statisme, will soone prooue Atheisme.
Similar: secularism
obsolete, uncountable Synonym of statecraft or statesmanship. My great Cousin hauing euermore From my greene yeares accepted my aduise In points of statisme...
Similar: statecraft or statesmanship
archaic, uncountable Synonym of government or governance. [The Ten Commandments] have formed the basis of every system of statism adopted by the civilized communities of the earth.
Similar: government or governance
derogatory, often, uncountable The belief that most or all political power should be centralized in national governments. Near-synonyms: big government, dirigisme
Similar: etatism, authoritarianism, totalitarianism, big government, dirigisme
derogatory, often, uncountable The belief that most or nearly all political power should be decentralized to provincial governments. The joint note of Austria and Prussia... appears thus to have worked more good than moderation and good sense generally achieve over faction and petty-Statism.
Similar: regionalism, federalism, provincialism
derogatory, often, uncountable The belief that the state is a legitimate social institution.
Opposite: anarchism

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noun belief in the supreme legitimacy of the state

Español	estatalismo, estatismo
한국어	국가주의 gukgajuui
日本語	国家主義 kokkashugi
中文	國家主義 /国家主义 guójiā zhǔyì
Português	estatismo, estadismo
Français	étatisme
Deutsch	Etatismus
Italiano	statalismo
Română	statalism
Русский	этати́зм etatízm, госуда́рственничество gosudárstvenničestvo

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@misc{statism_2026,
  title = {statism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/statism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}