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dirigisme
(diri|gisme)
Pronunciation:
/ˈdɪrɪʒɪz(ə)m/
noun
[
mass noun
]
state control of economic and social matters.
Derivatives
dirigiste
adjective
Origin:
1950s
: from French, from the verb
diriger
, from Latin
dirigere
'to direct'
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