dirigiste
English
Alternative forms
- dirigist
Etymology
Borrowed from French dirigiste, from diriger (“to run, to direct”), from Latin dirigere, present active infinitive of dīrigō (“I direct, I steer”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /dɪɹəˈʒist/, /dɪɹɪˈʒist/
Audio (UK) (file) Audio (US) (file)
Adjective
dirigiste (comparative more dirigiste, superlative most dirigiste)
- Controlled or guided by a central authority, as in an economy.
- 1982, Norman Barry, “The Tradition of Spontaneous Order”, in Literature of Liberty, volume 5, number 2, pages 7-58:
- The repeated crises in dirigiste systems are in essence crises of information since the abolition of the market leaves the central planner bereft of that economic knowledge which is required for harmony.
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Translations
controlled or guided by a central authority, as in an economy
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See also
- statist
Noun
dirigiste (plural dirigistes)
- An advocate or practitioner of dirigisme.
- 2019 July 1, Brooks, David, “Moderates Have the Better Story”, in The New York Times:
- Warren wants to centralize economic decisions, creating a Department of Economic Development — a top-down council of government dirigistes.
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Related terms
- dirigisme
Translations
advocate of dirigisme
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Anagrams
- digitiser
French
Etymology
From diriger + -iste.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di.ʁi.ʒist/
Audio (file) - Homophone: dirigistes
- Rhymes: -ist
Adjective
dirigiste (plural dirigistes)
- (relational) of dirigisme; dirigiste
Noun
dirigiste m or f by sense (plural dirigistes)
- dirigiste (advocate of dirigisme)
Further reading
- “dirigiste”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Adjective
dirigiste
- feminine plural of dirigista
Noun
dirigiste f
- plural of dirigista
Anagrams
- digeristi, dirigesti
Portuguese
Verb
dirigiste
- second-person singular preterite indicative of dirigir
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diɾiˈxiste/ [d̪i.ɾiˈxis.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -iste
- Syllabification: di‧ri‧gis‧te
Verb
dirigiste
- second-person singular preterite indicative of dirigir