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🏛️ Government-controlled 🧑‍⚖️ A state supporter
etatist

etatist

9.9
Favoring strong government control of the economy and society
  • adjective
  • /ˈeɪtɑːtɪst/
translation icon : estatista
  • Her etatist views led her to support increased government regulation of the banking sector.

Examples

  • The new policy was criticized as overly etatist by supporters of free markets.

  • The etatist model often emphasizes the role of the state in economic planning.

  • Some economists argue that an etatist approach can help reduce inequality in society.

  • Many believe that an etatist approach can help reduce economic inequality.

  • Many people consider her etatist beliefs to be too extreme for a democratic society.

  • The government's etatist policies focus on increasing state intervention in healthcare.

  • He published a book arguing that an etatist system could foster greater social welfare.

Synonyms

interventionist
vsetatist
7 7.1

Supporting government action to solve problems

focuses specifically on strong government control in economic and social affairs
statist
vsetatist
  • Formal
2 9.1

Favoring strong government control of the economy and society

advocates that the government actively intervene in such areas

Antonyms

libertarian
178 7.7

A person who wants people to have more freedom and very small government

How Statist

authoritarian
58 7.5
etatist
9.9

Surface Forms

etatist positive

Morphology

etatist = statist (semi-transparent) = etat + ist

The agentive suffix '-ist' signals a supporter, but the root 'etat' is a French borrowing (not a familiar English base), so learners may only partly infer the meaning.

Etymology

Etatist comes from the French word état meaning 'state' or 'government' and the ending -ist meaning 'one who'. That's why an etatist policy or idea supports strong government control of the economy and society.