# dirigiste

> English word · Adjective · IPA /dɪɹəˈʒist/

## Definitions
1. Controlled or guided by a central authority, as in an economy.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French dirigiste, from diriger (“to run, to direct”), from Latin dirigere (“to direct, to steer”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dirigiste