laissez-faire

1. The doctrine that the government should not be involved with nor controlling of businesses. The new president has vowed to take a position of laissez-faire to undo the overregulation of businesses practiced by the previous administration.

2. A stance or desire that one will not control or be involved with the actions of other people. It seems to be in vogue recently for parents to be laissez-faire with their children, allowing them total freedom without structure or discipline.

See also:

faire
laissez-faire
play first fiddle
push (one's) weight around
throw (one's) weight around
throw one's weight around
throw one's weight around, to
throw weight around
throw your weight about
throw your weight around

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