statist

[US]/'stetɪst/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. statistician, advocate of central economic control.

Phrases & Collocations

statist government

statisticians

statistical analysis

Real-world Examples

There are more and more programs, which emphasize statist type of solutions to problems.

Source: Listen to this 3 Advanced English Listening

To them, the crisis had rung the death knell for this Asian statist alternative to the Anglo-American laissez-faire approach.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

It's almost like it's a very statist, don't-mess-with-the-system kind of a—kind of ruling.

Source: Radio Laboratory

Decades of statist intervention meant that when a measure of liberalisation came in the early 1990s, only a few were able to benefit.

Source: Dominance Issue 3 (March 2018)

Her counterpart in the investment ministry is a respected businessman, but he may lack the clout to stand up to a president with statist leanings.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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