statist

¹ American  

[stey-tist] / ˈsteɪ tɪst /

noun

1. an advocate of statism.

---

adjective

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

statist ² American  

[stat-ist] / ˈstæt ɪst /

noun

1. statistician.

---

statist British  

/ ˈsteɪtɪst /

noun

1. an advocate of statism

2. a less common name for a statistician

3. archaic a politician or statesman

---

adjective

1. of, characteristic of, advocating, or relating to statism

Etymology

Origin of statist¹

First recorded in 1575–85; state + -ist

Origin of statist¹

Shortened form

Example Sentences

They also said, however, that they expected he would closely follow every decision by Mr. Xi, who has handed down statist measures that in many cases have suppressed business growth.

From New York Times

In each case, statists in America are more impressed...

From The Wall Street Journal

But the statists love to double down on their bets, ignore the repeated failures to achieve their even dubious goals, and then blame the moon, stars and the vast right wing conspiracy for their troubles.

From New York Times

He argued that market reforms should be used to make the economic cake bigger for everyone, a poke at statists who emphasised dividing the cake more fairly.

From Economist

Putin is both a capitalist and a statist.

From The Guardian