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LIBERALISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An economic theory advocating free competition and a self-regulating market
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 revolution
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)
