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Laissez faire

Laissez faire Meaning & Definition
Laissez faire Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Laissez faire?

[n] the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs

Synonyms | Synonyms for Laissez faire: individualism

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See Also | doctrine | ism | philosophy | school of thought

Laissez faire In Webster's Dictionary

\Lais`sez" faire"\ [F., let alone.] Noninterference; -- an axiom of some political economists, deprecating interference of government by attempts to foster or regulate commerce, manufactures, etc., by bounty or by restriction; as, the doctrine of laissez faire; the laissez faire system government.

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