Recent Examples on the WebThe hitch is that in trying to emulate Macron’s penchant for dirigisme (France already owns 14 percent of the Franco-Dutch airline), the Netherlands will probably end up butting heads with him too.Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2019 Historically a French hobby-horse, dirigisme has found favour with German policymakers.The Economist, 31 Aug. 2019 Yet Mr Macron has a more subtle and radical goal than old-style dirigismeThe Economist, 30 Sep. 2017
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Etymology
French, from diriger to direct (from Latin dirigere) + -isme -ism