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dirigisme
di·ri·gis·me [ dìrri zmə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
government control: full and direct government control of a country's economy and social institutions
[Mid-20th century. < French< diriger "to direct" < Latin dirigere]

di·ri·giste [ dìrri st ] adjective
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