Laissez faire

Meaning

Noun

●

In Economics, Politics, Capitalism & Libertarianism:

policy

governmental

non-interference in economic affairs.

●

policy

of non-interference by

authority

in any

competitive

process.

Adj

●

In Economics, Politics, Capitalism & Libertarianism:

Practicing or

, or

, especially in economic

affairs

;

pertaining

free-market

capitalism.

●

In Economics, Politics, Capitalism & Libertarianism:

Advocating such noninterference.

●

In Economics & Capitalism:

Resulting from such noninterference.

●

Avoiding

in other

;

and let

Sourced from

Origin

laissez faire

English

laisser faire

French

Sourced from

Etym

Synonyms

Laissez-Faire

Laisser Faire

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