Other states take a more hands-off approach.
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Hands-off
Synonyms for "hands-off" (27 found)
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Adjective(4 words)
Noun(3 words)
laissez-faire leadershiplow maintenancenon instructional approach
Adverb(1 words)
more noncontact
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Adjective(13 words)
noncontact technologynoncontrollingnoninterferencenoninterventionnonintrusivenonintrusive regulationpermissiveself governing systemself operatingself-guidedunassistedunhandedunsupervised
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16 entriesautomatic control systemautonomous leadershipdelegated authoritydelegated managementdiscovery learningdistributed governanceempowerment based managementfully autonomous controlfully autonomous systemhands-off regulationlaissez-faire policymarket-based regulationnonintervention policyremote autonomous operationsupervisory control systemunassisted exploration
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This forum has a very hands-off admin.
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The NAO's [National Audit Office's] work highlights the tensions and differences between a government taking centralised control of a strategic project and a government that takes a hands-off approach to let local bodies decide the way forward for their areas.
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