cameralist

== English == === Etymology === From German Kameralist, from New Latin cameralista, from Medieval Latin cameralis + Latin -ista (“-ist”), from camera (“chamber”) (English camera), from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára). Sense is due to administrators in the royal chamber; compare political sense of cabinet. === Noun === cameralist (plural cameralists) A public administrative servant of continental rulers of the 17th and 18th centuries who was a mercantilist and advocated economic policies tending to strengthen the position of the ruler. (economics) An economist who strongly emphasizes political factors in recommending economic policy. ==== Derived terms ==== cameralistic ==== Related terms ==== cameralism ==== Translations ====