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libertarianism

noun
/lɪbəˈtɛːɹɪənɪz(ə)m/UK

Etymology

From libertarian + -ism.

  1. derived from libertas
  2. derived from liberté
  3. inherited from liberte
  4. formed as libertarian — “liberty + -arian”
  5. formed as libertarianism — “libertarian + -ism”

Definitions

  1. A political philosophy maintaining that all persons are the absolute owners of their own…

    A political philosophy maintaining that all persons are the absolute owners of their own lives, and should be free to do whatever they wish with their persons or property, provided they allow others that same liberty.

    • The peculiar brand of libertarianism in vogue within technology circles means a minority of members—a couple of outspoken misogynists—can disproportionately affect the behavior and mood of the group under the cover of free speech.

  2. The doctrine of free will, as opposed to necessitarianism.

The neighborhood

Derived

antilibertarianism, cyberlibertarianism, geolibertarianism, left-libertarianism, libertopianism, loonytarianism, right-libertarianism

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for libertarianism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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