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LAISSEZ FAIRE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does laissez faire mean?
• LAISSEZ FAIRE (noun)
The noun LAISSEZ FAIRE has 1 sense:
1. the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs
Familiarity information: LAISSEZ FAIRE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
individualism; laissez faire
Hypernyms ("laissez faire" is a kind of...):
doctrine; ism; philosophical system; philosophy; school of thought (a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school)
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