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dirigisme

Noun CEFR B2
ˈdɪɹɪʒɪz(ə)m

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Françaisdirigisme
Italianodirigismo
3 more languages
Češtinadirigismus
Bahasa Indonesiadirigisme

Examples

“These agents, for the same distributional and paternalistic reasons that motivated many of the socialist experiments in economic dirigisme, may seek⟳ to use⟳ political authority to modify⟳, at least in part, the results of the market system.”
“In the name⟳ of development, the reformed states adopted the dirigisme of colonial administration – forced labour re-emerged in them as well.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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