statism

[ stey-tiz-uh m ]
/ ˈsteɪ tɪz əm /

noun

the principle or policy of concentrating extensive economic, political, and related controls in the state at the cost of individual liberty.
support of or belief in the sovereignty of a state, usually a republic.

Origin of statism

First recorded in 1600–10; state + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM statism

an·ti·stat·ism, noun

Words nearby statism

stationers' company, stationery, stationery office, stationmaster, stations of the cross, statism, statist, statistic, statistical, statistical dependence, statistical independence

British Dictionary definitions for antistatism

statism
/ (ˈsteɪtɪzəm) /

noun

the theory or practice of concentrating economic and political power in the state, resulting in a weak position for the individual or community with respect to the government