| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,803,086,368 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
laissez faire |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Financial, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson | 0.04 sec. |
|
laissez faire noun abstinence from action, hands-off policy, nonhampering, noninfringement, noninterference, nonintermeddling, noninterruption, nonintervention, nontampering, refraining from involvement, reeusal to become involved How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | |
|---|---|---|
They generally support collaborative, cooperative and participative leaders and disparage bureaucrats, benevolent despots, autocrats and laissez-faire types. Even if the population of Earth interbred to create a homogenous culture, even if all nations adopted laissez-faire economic systems, promoted liberty, and were allowed to retain their right to secede, in such an idealistic utopia where mankind has mastered the art of self-government, one is left to question whether there would be any need for representative government at all. Idaho straddles the Rocky Mountains and is a popular destination for skiing and hiking, yet laissez-faire land use policies encouraging piecemeal development often conspire to take the edge off that wilderness moment. |
| Legal Dictionary |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|