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dirigisme

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈdɪɹɪʒɪz(ə)m/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈdiɚɹɪʒɪz(ə)m/
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noun

Meaning 1

A policy of strong state control over the economy and related social matters.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French dirigisme, from diriger (“to run, to direct”), from Latin dirigere (“direct, steer”).

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: dirigisme — directive economy somewhat approaching centrally planned economy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 统制经济 (tǒngzhì jīngjì) — directive economy somewhat approaching centrally planned economy
  • Czech: dirigismus — directive economy somewhat approaching centrally planned economy
  • French: dirigisme — directive economy somewhat approaching centrally planned economy
  • Greek: διευθυντισμός (diefthyntismós) — directive economy somewhat approaching centrally planned economy
  • Indonesian: dirigisme — directive economy somewhat approaching centrally planned economy
  • Italian: dirigismo — directive economy somewhat approaching centrally planned economy