laisser-faire — meaning in English
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English meaning
- laissez-faire noun The principle that governments should interfere as little as possible in business and the economy, leaving markets to regulate themselves.
Senses
laisser-faire is used for these senses in English:
- laissez faire (economics, politics) A policy of governmental non-interference in economic affairs.
laissez-faire — full definition
- noun The principle that governments should interfere as little as possible in business and the economy, leaving markets to regulate themselves.
- adjective Deliberately hands-off; allowing people to act as they choose with little supervision or control.