See Also: statist(dictionary)

statist (iou)



statist noun & adjective. L16.
[Italian statista, from stato state: see -IST.]
A. noun.
A person skilled in State affairs; a person with political knowledge, power, or influence; a politician, a statesman. arch. L16.
A person who deals with statistics, a statistician. E19.
Hist. (Statist.) A member of a conservative Belgian nationalist party which sought to maintain the provincial States' power in the late 18th cent. E20.
A supporter of statism. L20.
b. adjective. Of, pertaining to, advocating, or based on statism. M20.