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illiberalisms

illiberalisms is the plural of illiberalism.

Meaning of illiberalism

Noun

illiberalism (countable and uncountable, plural illiberalisms)

  1. 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

Questions about illiberalisms

What is illiberalisms the plural of?
Illiberalisms is the plural of illiberalism.

Words near illiberalisms in the dictionary

  1. illiberalise
  2. illiberalised
  3. illiberalises
  4. illiberalising
  5. illiberalism
  6. illiberalisms
  7. illiberalities
  8. illiberality
  9. illiberalize
  10. illiberalized
  11. illiberalizes

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