liberalism
The quality of being liberalThe quality of being liberal.
» I do not believe in liberalism.
Я не вірю в лібералізм. — deniko
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4 senses(countable, uncountable)The quality of being liberal.
Liberalismus
либерали́змliberalízm
лібералізмliberalizm
(countable, uncountable)Any political movement founded on the autonomy and personal freedom of the individual, progress and reform, and government by law with the consent of the governed.
Liberalismus
либерали́змliberalízm
лібералі́змliberalízm
(countable, uncountable)An economic ideology in favour of laissez faire and the free market (related to economic liberalism).
либерали́змliberalízm
an economic theory advocating free competition and a self-regulating market
(countable, uncountable)A school of international relations that emphasises cooperation (such as trade) between polities, as an alternative to power politics, and the geopolitically transformative role of democratisation, as opposed to inherent structural material factors.
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Origin
Circa 1819, from French libéralisme circa 1818. Equivalent to liberal + -ism.Circa 1819, from French libéralisme circa 1818. Equivalent to liberal + -ism.
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Forms
plural: liberalisms| Singular | liberalism |
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Word family
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