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    LIBERALISM

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An economic theory advocating free competition and a self-regulating marketplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("liberalism" is a kind of...):

    economic theory ((economics) a theory of commercial activities (such as the production and consumption of goods))

    Derivation:

    liberalistic (having or demonstrating belief in the essential goodness of man and the autonomy of the individual; favoring civil and political liberties, government by law with the consent of the governed, and protection from arbitrary authority)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolutionplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("liberalism" is a kind of...):

    ideology; political orientation; political theory (an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "liberalism"):

    neoliberalism (a political orientation originating in the 1960s; blends liberal political views with an emphasis on economic growth)

    Derivation:

    liberalistic (having or demonstrating belief in the essential goodness of man and the autonomy of the individual; favoring civil and political liberties, government by law with the consent of the governed, and protection from arbitrary authority)

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