etatism

 [ey-tah-tiz-uhm]  

e·tat·ism

   [ey-tah-tiz-uhm]
noun
state socialism.
Origin:
1920–25; < French étatisme, equivalent to état state (Old French estat < Latin status status) + -isme -ism

Related forms
e·tat·ist, adjective
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