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Colbertism

Colbertism noun: a 17th-century mercantilist economic and political doctrine created by Jean-Baptiste Colbert, the Controller-General of Finances under Louis XIV of France.

Noun

Colbertism (uncountable)

  1. A 17th-century mercantilist economic and political doctrine created by Jean-Baptiste Colbert, the Controller-General of Finances under Louis XIV of France.

Questions about Colbertism

What does Colbertism mean?
Colbertism means a 17th-century mercantilist economic and political doctrine created by Jean-Baptiste Colbert, the Controller-General of Finances under Louis XIV of France.
What part of speech is Colbertism?
Colbertism is a noun.

Words near Colbertism in the dictionary

  1. Colbert bump
  2. Colbert County
  3. Colbert sauce
  4. colberteen
  5. colbertine
  6. Colbertism
  7. Colbertist
  8. Colbertistic
  9. Colbertists
  10. Colberts
  11. Colbie

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