etatism
/ɛˈtɑt.ɪzm/
etatism noun: synonym of statism, sometimes (derogatory) with specific distinctions derived from Mises's political theories.
Noun
etatism (usually uncountable, plural etatisms)
- 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.
- The right and true state, under etatism, is the state in which I or my friends, speaking my language and sharing my opinions, are supreme. All other states are spurious. One cannot deny that they too exist in this imperfect world. But they are enemies of my state, of the only righteous state, even...1944, Ludwig von Mises, Omnipotent Government
Synonyms of etatism
Forms of etatism
| plural | etatisms |
|---|---|
| alternative form | étatisme |
| alternative form | etatisme |
Origin of etatism
From état (“state”) + -ism, equivalent to a borrowing of French étatisme but coined by Ludwig von Mises's 1944 Omnipotent Government to emphasize statism's longer history in France and other Continental governments than in the Anglosphere. Doublet of statism.
Questions about etatism
- What does etatism mean?
- Etatism means synonym of statism, sometimes (derogatory) with specific distinctions derived from Mises's political theories.
- What part of speech is etatism?
- Etatism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce etatism?
- Etatism is pronounced /ɛˈtɑt.ɪzm/.
- What is the plural of etatism?
- The plural of etatism is etatisms.
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