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state capitalism

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The form of capitalism where for-profit commercial activities are undertaken by the state; either by means of corporatized government agencies, or by means of ownership or control of nominally private organizations.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Broader terms: capitalism

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noun

Meaning 2

an economic system that is primarily capitalistic but there is some degree of government ownership of the means of production

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: economy, economic system

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: capitalisme d'estat — form of capitalism
  • Chinese Mandarin: 國家資本主義 /国家资本主义 (guójiā zīběnzhǔyì) — form of capitalism
  • Czech: státní kapitalismus — form of capitalism
  • Dutch: staatskapitalisme — form of capitalism
  • Esperanto: ŝtata kapitalismo — form of capitalism
  • Estonian: riigikapitalism — form of capitalism
  • Finnish: valtiokapitalismi — form of capitalism
  • French: capitalisme d’État — form of capitalism
  • German: Staatskapitalismus — form of capitalism
  • Greek: κρατικός καπιταλισμός (kratikós kapitalismós) — form of capitalism
  • Hungarian: államkapitalizmus — form of capitalism
  • Indonesian: kapitalisme negara — form of capitalism
  • Italian: capitalismo di Stato — form of capitalism
  • Japanese: 国家資本主義 (kokka shihonshugi) — form of capitalism
  • Korean: 국가자본주의 (gukgajabonjuui) — form of capitalism
  • Norwegian: statskapitalisme — form of capitalism
  • Polish: kapitalizm państwowy — form of capitalism
  • Portuguese: capitalismo de Estado — form of capitalism
  • Russian: госуда́рственный капитали́зм (gosudárstvennyj kapitalízm) — form of capitalism
  • Spanish: capitalismo de Estado — form of capitalism
  • Swedish: statskapitalism — form of capitalism
  • Turkish: devlet kapitalizmi — form of capitalism