illiberalism

Noun

Meaning

Illiberality.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

illiberality orthodoxy reaction preservation conservatism moderation intolerance bigotry partisanship obscurantism sectarianism dogmatism conventionalism traditionalism narrow-mindedness
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Antonyms

left tolerance socialism liberalism liberality direct action
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Examples

Michael Mann in his book The Dark Side of Democracy(2004), reminded us that elections can generate the worst type of illiberalism. Source: Internet

He notes that while the contemporary threat of illiberalism is real, liberalism itself has not done nearly enough to save the planet from catastrophic climate change. Source: Internet

He’s also an expert on how democracies backslide into illiberalism — which was the topic of our first conversation on this podcast. Source: Internet

One of the more egregious recent examples of left-wing illiberalism is the firing of David Shor, a data analyst at the progressive consulting firm Civis Analytics. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

illia's illiberal illiberalise illiberality illiberalize illiberally