🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

statismo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /staˈti.zmo/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Statism/ˈsteɪ.tɪ.zəm/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il partito promuove una forte forma di statismo."

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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', based on the root 'état' (state), originating from Latin 'status' (condition, standing). The term emerged in the late 19th century to describe political philosophies that advocate extensive state intervention in personal and economic affairs, directly corresponding to Italian concepts like 'governostatale'.

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