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Definition of dirigisme noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dirigisme

noun
 
/ˈdɪrɪʒɪzəm/
 
/ˈdɪrɪʒɪzəm/
[uncountable] (specialist)
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  1. control of society and of the economy by the state
    Word Origin1950s: from French, from the verb diriger, from Latin dirigere ‘to direct’.
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