laissezfaire
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eɪˈfɛər; adjective
of, pertaining to, or conforming to the principles or practices of laissez faire.
Also, lais·ser-faire.
Origin:
1815–25
1815–25
Related forms
lais·sez-faire·ism, noun
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Word Origin & History
laissez-faire
1825, also laissez faire, from Fr., lit. "let (people) do (as they think best)," from laissez, imperative of laisser "to let" + faire "to do" (from L. facere; see factitious). From the phrase laissez faire et laissez passer, motto of certain 18c. French economists, chosen
to express the ideal of government non-interference in business and industry.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Laissezfaire
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
laissez-faire [(les-ay-fair, lay-zay-fair)]French for “Let (people) do (as they choose).” It describes a system or point of view that opposes regulation or interference by the government in economic affairs beyond the minimum necessary to allow the free enterprise system to operate according to its own laws.
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Example sentences
The laissezfaire philosophy simply cannot apply here.
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