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statist

¹

[ stey-tist ]

/ ˈsteɪ tɪst /

noun

an advocate of statism.

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of a statist or statism.

Origin of statist

¹

First recorded in 1575–85; state + -ist

Words nearby statist

stationery, stationery office, stationmaster, stations of the cross, statism, statist, statistic, statistical, statistical dependence, statistical independence, statistical inference

Definition for statist (2 of 2)

statist ²

[ stat-ist ]

/ ˈstæt ɪst /

noun

statistician.

Origin of statist

²

shortened form

Example sentences from the Web for statist

The article described John Kennedy and Richard Nixon as differing types of statist “reactionaries.”

Libertarianism 3.0: Koch And A Smile |Nick Gillespie |May 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
For Israelis: Is statist Zionism the only framework for satisfying Jewish national and cultural ambitions?

The Danger of Two-State Messianism |Ian S. Lustick |October 2, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The prime minister is a hybrid: regional hawk, Zionist statist, techno-globalist, neo-conservative, and Greater Israel fantasist.

Understanding John Kerry's Logic |Bernard Avishai |July 22, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The sacking of Bo Xilai is a pre-emptive move to ensure that the liberal line prevails in China, not the statist model.

Bo Xilai’s Sacking Signals Showdown In China’s Communist Party |Rosemary Righter |March 15, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

The MSM is so threatened by any challenge to its closed, statist mind-set that it is ever ready to demonize dissenters.

Why I'm Rooting for Sharron Angle |Tunku Varadarajan |October 14, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
It would be a curious subject for the statist to ascertain when the French drummer is perfect in his art.

The British Expedition to the Crimea |William Howard Russell
The Statist assumes that rights increase in some metaphysical manner, and become incarnate in half the whole plus one.

Selected Works of Voltairine de Cleyre |Voltairine de Cleyre
M. de Lavaleye, the Belgian statist, was fortified by reason when he proposed his grey serge uniform for women of all classes.

Americans and Others |Agnes Repplier
In the language of the London Statist, this was "the best bargain" the British government ever made.

The Red Watch |J. A. Currie
Who has not seen just such statistics as these dwelt upon with unction by your thorough "statist?"

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXIV, May 1852, Vol. IV |Various

British Dictionary definitions for statist

statist

/ (ˈsteɪtɪst) /

noun

an advocate of statism

a less common name for a statistician

archaic a politician or statesman

adjective

of, characteristic of, advocating, or relating to statism