RUGGED INDIVIDUALISM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Individualism in social and economic affairs; belief not only in personal liberty and self-reliance but also in free competition

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("rugged individualism" is a kind of...):

individualism (a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence)

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