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 | ||