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étatisme

/ɛˈtɑt.ɪzm/

étatisme is the alternative form of etatism.

Meaning of etatism

Noun

etatism (usually uncountable, plural etatisms)

  1. (usually) Synonym of statism, sometimes (derogatory) with specific distinctions derived from Mises's political theories.
    • Etatism is inherently oppressive and expansionist, breeding monism, intolerance, and hostility.
    Synonyms:
    statism, sometimes

Origin of étatisme

Hypercorrect form of etatism, based on misunderstanding it as a borrowing of French étatisme.

Questions about étatisme

What is étatisme the alternative form of?
Étatisme is the alternative form of etatism.
How do you pronounce étatisme?
Étatisme is pronounced /ɛˈtɑt.ɪzm/.

Words near étatisme in the dictionary

  1. Étaples
  2. Étard reaction
  3. Étard reactions
  4. état de langue
  5. état major
  6. étatisme
  7. états major
  8. Étaín
  9. étendue
  10. Étigny
  11. étincelé

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Adapted from Wiktionary: étatisme (page history and authors); etatism (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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