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statist

1

[ stey-tist ]

noun

  1. an advocate of statism.


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a statist or statism.

statist

2

[ stat-ist ]

statist

/ ˈsteɪtɪst /

noun

  1. an advocate of statism
  2. a less common name for a statistician
  3. archaic.
    a politician or statesman
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. of, characteristic of, advocating, or relating to statism
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of statist1

First recorded in 1575–85; state + -ist

Origin of statist2

Shortened form
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Example Sentences

The article described John Kennedy and Richard Nixon as differing types of statist “reactionaries.”

For Israelis: Is statist Zionism the only framework for satisfying Jewish national and cultural ambitions?

The prime minister is a hybrid: regional hawk, Zionist statist, techno-globalist, neo-conservative, and Greater Israel fantasist.

Because my passion so far has been exposing government-funded sacred cows and disrupting statist narratives, I am an apostate.

It is one of the most brazenly statist pieces of campaign literature I can ever remember seeing.

M. de Lavaleye, the Belgian statist, was fortified by reason when he proposed his grey serge uniform for women of all classes.

In the language of the London Statist, this was "the best bargain" the British government ever made.

It would be a curious subject for the statist to ascertain when the French drummer is perfect in his art.

The scientific statist acknowledges no reciprocal rights and duties between the governor and the governed.

The reverend Statist rather inclines to regard it as a lusus naturæ.

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