Meaning of LIBERALISM
Pronunciation: | | 'liburu`lizum
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- [n] an economic theory advocating free competition and a self-regulating market and the gold standard
- [n] a political orientation that favors progress and reform
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| See Also: | | economic theory, ideology, neoliberalism, political orientation, political theory | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Lib"er*al*ism\ (-[i^]z'm), n. [Cf. F.
lib['e]ralisme.]
Liberal principles; the principles and methods of the
liberals in politics or religion; specifically, the
principles of the Liberal party.
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| Related Terms: | | broad-mindedness, capitalism, catholicity, free competition, free enterprise, free thought, free trade, freethinking, isolationism, laissez-aller, laissez-faire, laissez-faireism, latitudinarianism, left, left wing, leftism, let-alone policy, let-alone principle, liberality, liberalness, liberation, libertarianism, libertinism, noninterference, nonintervention, open-mindedness, progressivism, self-regulating market, tolerance, toleration, unbigotedness |
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