illiberalism
illiberalism noun: the principle, state or quality of being illiberal.
Noun
illiberalism (countable and uncountable, plural illiberalisms)
- The principle, state or quality of being illiberal.
- As the Oxford political theorist Michael Freeden observed, if just one of the necessary components — for example, the free market — dominates, then the result can be illiberalism.2009 January 25, Timothy Garton Ash, “A Liberal Translation”, in New York Times
- In the Netherlands, the anti-immigrant right became the second-most-popular vote-getter — a new high-water mark for illiberalism in that once famously liberal country.2017 April, Andrew Sullivan, “The Reactionary Temptation”, in New York Magazine
- Synonyms:
- illiberality, antiliberalism
illiberalism meaning in Indonesian
illiberalism in Indonesian
- principle, state or quality of being illiberal
- iliberalisme
Synonyms of illiberalism
Forms of illiberalism
| plural | illiberalisms |
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Origin of illiberalism
From illiberal + -ism.
Questions about illiberalism
- What does illiberalism mean?
- Illiberalism means the principle, state or quality of being illiberal.
- What is illiberalism in Indonesian?
- Illiberalism in Indonesian is iliberalisme. See Illiberalism meaning in Indonesian.
- What part of speech is illiberalism?
- Illiberalism is a noun.
- What is the plural of illiberalism?
- The plural of illiberalism is illiberalisms.
Words near illiberalism in the dictionary
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