classical liberalism
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A retronym to distinguish earlier 19th-century liberalism from social liberalism.
Noun
[edit]classical liberalism (uncountable)
- (politics) A political ideology and a branch of liberalism that advocates civil liberties under the rule of law with an emphasis on economic freedom.
- Coordinate terms: economic liberalism, social liberalism
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]classical liberalism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia