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laissez-faire

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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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They generally support collaborative, cooperative and participative leaders and disparage bureaucrats, benevolent despots, autocrats and laissez-faire types.
Supervisory styles of instructional leaders: researchers find a ... by Brasco, Robert / School Administrator
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.
"One world" not needed by Neilsen, Lyle / The New American
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.
Private Idaho: This house in the Idaho wilderness is a sophisticated ... by Slessor, Catherine / The Architectural Review
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