antiliberalism
- noun
- /ˌæn.tɪˈlɪb.ər.əl.ɪ.zəm/
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antiliberalismo
- Brotherhood, the second salient motif of this literature, is, like authority, closely tied to military discipline and, consequently, strongly imbued with antiliberalism.
Examples
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Yet concern with the family, with traditional gender roles, with declining population, and with the proper, that is, domestic place of women, all being common issues between Catholic social theory and Nazism, the attack on Nazi eugenics was a weak criticism to launch in the face of these issues and the broader shared ambitions of antiliberalism, antisocialism, and antisemitism.
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Many political movements today are characterized by a sense of antiliberalism that opposes the values of freedom and individual rights.
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These experiences and attitudes from the years of the revolution and the founding of the Weimar Republic, and the fact that both the members of the VSkA and National Socialism embraced antiliberalism, antisocialism, and antisemitism, left little room for critique on economic or social issues.
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The rise of antiliberalism can be seen in various political parties that resist progressive social policies.
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Critics argue that the current administration's policies reflect an underlying antiliberalism that threatens democratic ideals.
Synonyms
A government policy that limits people's freedoms and weakens democracy
Antonyms
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A political belief that values individual freedom, equal rights, limited government, free markets, and social progress
How Opposed
Surface Forms
Morphology
antiliberalism = liberalism (transparent) = anti + liberal + ism
The word is a straightforward opposition to 'liberalism' formed by the productive prefix 'anti-'.
Etymology
Antiliberalism comes from anti- meaning 'against', liberal from a root meaning 'free', as in liberty, and the ending -ism showing a belief or movement. So antiliberalism is the belief or action of being against liberal political ideas about individual freedom and open government.