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dirigiste

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /dɪɹəˈʒist/
  • US: /dɪɹɪˈʒist/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Controlled or guided by a central authority, as in an economy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An advocate or practitioner of dirigisme.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: dirigista — controlled or guided by a central authority, as in an economy
  • Czech: dirigistický — controlled or guided by a central authority, as in an economy
  • German: dirigistisch — controlled or guided by a central authority, as in an economy
  • Italian: dirigistico — controlled or guided by a central authority, as in an economy
  • Spanish: dirigista — controlled or guided by a central authority, as in an economy
  • Swedish: dirigistisk — controlled or guided by a central authority, as in an economy
  • Catalan: dirigista — advocate of dirigisme
  • Czech: dirigista — advocate of dirigisme