Statism
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statism (plural statisms)
- (often derogatory) The belief that most or all political power should be centralized in national governments.
- The belief that most or nearly all political power should be decentralized to provincial governments.
- (rare, obsolete) Synonym of statecraft or statesmanship.
- (derogatory, obsolete) Synonym of secularism: subservience of religious issues to politicalofficials and expediency.
- (obsolete) Synonym of government or governance.