plural statists
: someone who believes that economic controls and planning should be concentrated in the hands of a highly centralized government : an advocate of statism
[U.S. Supreme Court Justice Byron] White's cynicism about the distinction between law and politics transformed him into the Court's most persistent statist. A former clerk for another justice summed up White's philosophy as "… If Congress passed this law, why is it my business to get in the way?"—Jeffrey Rosen
statist
adjective
… statist environmentalism, a position favoring a strong state role in environmental governance …
—Christian Brannstrom
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“Statist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statist. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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