“laissez”

The following 4 entries include the term laissez.

laissez-faire

noun

: a doctrine opposing governmental interference in economic affairs beyond the minimum necessary for the maintenance of peace and property rights

laissez-passer

noun

laissez-aller

French noun

: letting go : carelessness : slovenliness

laissez-faireism

noun

: the doctrine of laissez-faire


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