1. the principle or policy of concentrating extensive economic, political, and related controls in the state at the cost of individual liberty
Usage: political science

Examples

• Critics argued that the new regulations represented a dangerous form of statism.
• The debate centered on whether the policy was necessary intervention or harmful statism.
• Many economists warn against the risks of excessive statism in free markets.
• The political philosopher wrote extensively about the tension between statism and personal freedom.
• Opponents of the healthcare plan denounced it as creeping statism.
• The country’s move toward statism concerned international observers.