governmentalism
/ˌɡʌvnˈmɛntəlɪz(ə)m/ /ˌɡʌvəˈmɛntəlɪz(ə)m/ /ˌɡʌvnˈmɛnt(ə)lɪz(ə)m/noun
Support for the role of government in society; specifically a theory or system according to which the government controls, or plays an active role in, most spheres of activity. Also: the tendency for the sphere of government activity to expand over time.
Origin
Mid 19th century. From governmental + -ism, partly after French gouvernementalisme, and partly after governmentalist.
- proctorially
- proctorial veto
- proctorial year
- proctorization
- Proctor method
- Proctor number
- Proctor order
- proctorrhagia
- proctor's bulldog
- proctorship
- Proctor's order
- Proctor, William Cooper
- proctoscope
- proctoscopy
- proctosigmoidoscope
- proctosigmoidoscopic
- proctosigmoidoscopy
- proctotomy
- proctotrupid
- proctotrupoid
- proctotrypid
- proctotrypoid
- proctress
- procumbency
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