As the Oxford political theorist Michael Freeden observed, if just one of the necessary components — for example, the free market — dominates, then the result can be illiberalism.
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Illiberalism
Synonyms for "illiberalism" (4 found)
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9 translations across 8 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 反自由主義 /反自由主义 noun (principle, state or quality of being illiberal)
French
1 entries- illibéralisme noun (principle, state or quality of being illiberal)
Georgian
2 entries- ანტილიბერალიზმი noun (principle, state or quality of being illiberal)
- არალიბერალიზმი noun (principle, state or quality of being illiberal)
German
1 entries- Illiberalismus noun (principle, state or quality of being illiberal)
Indonesian
1 entries- iliberalisme noun (principle, state or quality of being illiberal)
Italian
1 entries- illiberalismo noun (principle, state or quality of being illiberal)
Japanese
1 entries- 反自由主義 noun (principle, state or quality of being illiberal)
Spanish
1 entries- iliberalismo noun (principle, state or quality of being illiberal)
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In the Netherlands, the anti-immigrant right became the second-most-popular vote-getter — a new high-water mark for illiberalism in that once famously liberal country.
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