Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A statesman; a politician; one skilled in government.
- noun A statistician.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A statesman; a politician; one skilled in government.
- noun A statistician.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Pertaining to
statism .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The "achievement gap" has assumed a life of its own, with baked-in statist values.
Sound Politics: On Math Standards, Expectations, Parenting & "Special Ed" 2006
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Joefriday says: and joe friday – no insult taken†¦ yea, it could be close to an oxymoron†¦ the fascist-statist is probably redundant also†¦ either/or, it†™ s a screwy twist on an old meme†¦ a false one at that†¦
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The word statist is a very direct and accurate description of today's liberal.
unknown title 2009
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July 5th, 2006 at 11: 52 pm katy says: and joe friday – no insult taken … yea, it could be close to an oxymoron … the fascist-statist is probably redundant also … either/or, it’s a screwy twist on an old meme … a false one at that …
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Another thing about so called statist “Progressives”: the public schooling system is NOT a guard against mindless Christianist ideology.
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Today, the most honest and independent opinions on Russia's problems are coming from the liberal wing, rather than from the so-called statist patriots.
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You're on Radgeek one second and reading what Carson calls statist goos goos at ...
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Another thing about so called statist "Progressives": the public schooling system is NOT a guard against mindless Christianist ideology.
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The BNP's economic policies are what one might call statist conservative or statist right-wing, although I admit I have lazily referred to them as left-wing before.
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A statist is a man who believes that some men have the right to force, coerce, enslave, rob, and murder others.
Atlas Shrugs 2010
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