laissez faire
[noun]
Synonyms: nonintervention, free enterprise, free trade

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

lais‧sez-faire , laisser-faire /ˌleseɪ ˈfeə, ˌleɪ- $ -ˈfer/ noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: French; Origin: 'allow to do']

1. the principle that the government should allow the economy or private businesses to develop without any state control or influence:
the policy of laissez-faire
laissez-faire economics/capitalism

2. laissez-faire attitude/approach etc when you do not become involved in other people’s personal affairs

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

laissez-faire
1.
the principle that businesses should not be controlled by the government.
The previous government had a policy of laissez-faire, whereas this government wants a closer partnership with industry.

2.
laissez-faire - the principle that businesses should not be controlled by the government.
They have adopted a laissez-faire approach to business.
(always before noun)
3.
the wish not to control people or not to become involved in their actions.
There are no effective laws to protect women from abusive husbands. An attitude of laissez-faire prevails.

4.
laissez-faire - the wish not to control people or not to become involved in their actions.
The problems in our education system, she said, would not be solved by a laissez-faire approach.
(always before noun)

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