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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Statist

/(-tĭst)/ · Sta·tist · IPA /ˈsteɪtɪst/
01 n. A statesman; a politician; one skilled in government.
  1. 1.
    A statesman; a politician; one skilled in government.[Obs.]
    Statists indeed, And lovers of their country.” Milton.
  2. 2.
    A statistician.