LIBERALISM
Dictionary entry overview: What does liberalism mean?
• LIBERALISM (noun)
The noun LIBERALISM has 2 senses:
1. a political orientation that favors progress and reform
2. an economic theory advocating free competition and a self-regulating market and the gold standard
Familiarity information: LIBERALISM used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LIBERALISM (noun)
Meaning:
A political orientation that favors progress and reform
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("liberalism" is a kind of...):
ideology; political orientation; political theory (an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "liberalism"):
neoliberalism (a political orientation originating in the 1960s; blends liberal political views with an emphasis on economic growth)
Meaning:
An economic theory advocating free competition and a self-regulating market and the gold standard
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("liberalism" is a kind of...):
economic theory ((economics) a theory of commercial activities (such as the production and consumption of goods))
