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liberalism

noun
/ˈlɪ.b(ə.)ɹə.lɪz.əm/

Etymology

Circa 1819, from French libéralisme circa 1818. Equivalent to liberal + -ism.

  1. derived from libéralisme

Definitions

  1. The quality of being liberal.

  2. Any political movement founded on the autonomy and personal freedom of the individual,…

    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.

    • Whether some distant cousin really belongs to the extended family of liberalisms is a matter of healthy dispute.

  3. An economic ideology in favour of laissez faire and the free market (related to economic…

    An economic ideology in favour of laissez faire and the free market (related to economic liberalism).

    • But liberalism has no obvious answers to the biggest problems we face: ecological collapse and technological disruption.

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Derived

antiliberalism, classical liberalism, economic liberalism, neoclassical liberalism, neoliberalism, palaeoliberalism, paleoliberalism, post-neoliberalism, social liberalism, ultraliberalism

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA