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Libertarianism

//lɪbəˈtɛːɹɪənɪz(ə)m// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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. countable, uncountable

    "Nevertheless, advocates of individual freedom not only continue to exist, but are increasing in number. Refugees from the Old Right, the Old Left and the New Left, they are organizing independently under the New Right banner of libertarianism."

  2. 2
    an ideological belief in freedom of thought, speech and action wordnet
  3. 3
    The doctrine of free will, as opposed to necessitarianism. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From libertarian + -ism.

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