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statism
(stat¦ism)
Pronunciation:
/ˈsteɪtɪz(ə)m/
noun
[
mass noun
]
a political system in which the state has substantial centralized control over social and economic affairs:
the rise of authoritarian statism
Derivatives
statist
noun
&
adjective
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