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propertarianism

propertarianism noun: the libertarian philosophy that promotes contractual relationships made voluntarily, as opposed to government-imposed ones.

Noun

propertarianism (uncountable)

  1. The libertarian philosophy that promotes contractual relationships made voluntarily, as opposed to government-imposed ones.
    • Faced with the dilemmas of democratic 'propertarianism', which have indeed not been fully […]1974, Marcus Cunliffe, The right to property: a theme in American history, Sir George Watson lecture delivered in the University of Leicester, 4 May 1973
    • Propertarianism joined to capitalist vigor destroyed meaningful commercial competition, but when it came to making good software, anarchism won.1999, Eben Moglen, Anarchism Triumphant: Free Software and the Death of Copyright

Origin of propertarianism

From propertarian + -ism.

Questions about propertarianism

What does propertarianism mean?
Propertarianism means the libertarian philosophy that promotes contractual relationships made voluntarily, as opposed to government-imposed ones.
What part of speech is propertarianism?
Propertarianism is a noun.

Words near propertarianism in the dictionary

  1. properly included
  2. properness
  3. propernesses
  4. propers
  5. propertarian
  6. propertarianism
  7. propertarians
  8. Propertian
  9. propertie
  10. propertied
  11. properties

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