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libertopian

noun
/ˌlɪb.əˈtəʊ.pi.ən/UK/ˌlɪb.ɚˈtoʊ.pi.ən/US

Etymology

Blend of libertarian + utopian.

  1. derived from οὐ
  2. derived from Ūtopia
  3. formed as utopian — “utopia + -an”
  4. compounded as libertopian — “libertarian + utopian”

Definitions

  1. A libertarian.

    • I prefer to keep my feet on the ground and resist any attempt at change by either the libertopians or the utopian socialists.
    • I see. So libertopians are in favour of government passing laws in favour of business. Figgers.

  2. Related to, characteristic of, or espousing (a utopian or critically flawed strain of)…

    Related to, characteristic of, or espousing (a utopian or critically flawed strain of) libertarianism.

    • The present chaos and misery of societies without functioning governments show the absurdity of the libertopian fantasy of freedom from government: We can only be free, prosperous, equal and safe under effective, accountable government.
    • The persistent nonexistence of a long-planned libertarian colony of seasteading rafts (Robinson 2014), to pick one example from the list of unexecuted libertopian schemes, […]

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