🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

estatismo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /es.taˈti.zmo/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Statism/ˈsteɪ.tɪ.zəm/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45200 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El estatismo defiende la intervención del gobierno en la economía."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A political system in which the state has substantial centralized control over social and economic affairs.

    "Critics argue that excessive taxation and regulation are symptoms of creeping statism."
  2. 2

    The concentration of economic production and political power in the hands of the central government.

    "The post-war era saw a significant rise in state-led industrialization and economic statism."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the French 'étatisme' and the English root 'state', originating in the late 19th century. It combines the noun 'state' with the suffix '-ism' to denote a political system or ideological doctrine advocating centralized government control over economic or social affairs.

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