libertopian
UK/ˌlɪb.əˈtəʊ.pi.ən/US/ˌlɪb.ɚˈtoʊ.pi.ən/
libertopian noun: a libertarian.
Noun
libertopian (plural libertopians)
- A libertarian.
- I prefer to keep my feet on the ground and resist any attempt at change by either the libertopians or the utopian socialists.1998 September 4, T.Asquith, “Re: Booming Corporate Economy Brings Layoffs”, in talk.politics.libertarian (Usenet)
- I see. So libertopians are in favour of government passing laws in favour of business. Figgers.2000 August 23, John Merrall, “Re: How a Libertarian Capitalist Became a Libertarian Socialist”, in alt.politics.libertarian (Usenet)
Adjective
libertopian (comparative more libertopian, superlative most libertopian)
- Related to, characteristic of, or espousing (a utopian or critically flawed strain of) libertarianism.
- The present chaos and misery of societies without functioning governments show the absurdity of the libertopian fantasy of freedom from government: We can only be free, prosperous, equal and safe under effective, accountable government.2004, James Hughes, Citizen Cyborg: Why Democratic Societies Must Respond to the Redesigned Human Future, page xviii
- In U.S. history, 'libertopian' socialist enclaves were founded repeatedly and failed every time. Equity requires abatement of nuisance, and greedy rotten capitalists (working class freemen) will get stuck with the bill for cleaning up ansoc disasters, food and shelter for survivors, environmental...2007, Wolf Devoon, Laissez Faire Law, page 200
- Synonyms:
- libertopic
Examples of libertopian in a sentence
- In U.S. history, 'libertopian' socialist enclaves were founded repeatedly and failed every time.2007, Wolf Devoon, Laissez Faire Law, page 200:
- The persistent nonexistence of a long-planned libertarian colony of seasteading rafts (Robinson 2014), to pick one example from the list of unexecuted libertopian schemes, […]2017, Ian Stoner, "Humans Should Not Colonize Mars", Journal of the American Philosophical Association, Volume 3, Issue 3, Fall 2017, page...
Synonyms of libertopian
Forms of libertopian
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | libertopians |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more libertopian |
| superlative | most libertopian |
Origin of libertopian
Blend of libertarian + utopian.
Words that rhyme with libertopian
Questions about libertopian
- What does libertopian mean?
- Libertopian means a libertarian.
- How do you use libertopian in a sentence?
- In U.S. history, 'libertopian' socialist enclaves were founded repeatedly and failed every time.
- What part of speech is libertopian?
- Libertopian can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce libertopian?
- Libertopian is pronounced /ˌlɪb.əˈtəʊ.pi.ən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of libertopian?
- The plural of libertopian is libertopians.
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