Laissez-faire

adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of laissez faire. alt-of, alternative, uncountable

    "‘How about we all try a policy of non-involvement for once? A little laissez-faire?’"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of laissez faire. alt-of, alternative

    "As the economic derivative of libertarianism, laissez-faire capitalism is an economics of life, of rationality."

Adjective
  1. 1
    with minimally restricted freedom in commerce wordnet

Synonyms

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capitalismcontemplationdefaultderelictderelictiondisregard

Example

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"The government is taking a laissez-faire approach to economics."

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laissez-faireism

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