English noun: liberalism | |||
1. | liberalism (cognition) a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ideology, political orientation, political theory | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | neoliberalism | ||
2. | liberalism (cognition) an economic theory advocating free competition and a self-regulating market | ||
Broader (hypernym) | economic theory | ||