classical liberalism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A political ideology and a branch of liberalism that advocates civil liberties under the rule of law with an emphasis on economic freedom.

Word forms

classical liberalism

Etymology

A retronym to distinguish earlier 19th-century liberalism from social liberalism.

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