as in illiberality
stubborn or intolerant adherence to one's opinions or prejudices
They each accused the other of a form of illiberalism.
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Recent Examples of illiberalism
If so, or even if not, the results of illiberalism by governmental bodies on both sides of the Atlantic are clear for all to see.
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John Tamny, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
This is not a drift to illiberalism; this is the beginning of the seizure of democracy.
—Claude Malhuret, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2025
Since the October 7th attacks in 2023, universities and college campuses have become front facing symbols for intolerance, illiberalism, and ideological echo chambers.
—Manu Meel, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Hazony’s main project, the National Conservatism conference, has served as a hub connecting various different strands of illiberalism to each other and to power.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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John Tamny, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
This is not a drift to illiberalism; this is the beginning of the seizure of democracy.
—Claude Malhuret, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2025
Since the October 7th attacks in 2023, universities and college campuses have become front facing symbols for intolerance, illiberalism, and ideological echo chambers.
—Manu Meel, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Hazony’s main project, the National Conservatism conference, has served as a hub connecting various different strands of illiberalism to each other and to power.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for illiberalism
Noun
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Ghaywan’s script is explicit but never priggish in its moral standing, letting the outstanding performances drive home the perils of bigotry more than any grandstanding dialogue.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
25 Sep. 2025
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The right is being horrifyingly plain in bleating their bigotry, but they’re also lost in linguistic obscurities.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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This powerful coming-of-age documentary profiles these remarkable teenagers while also depicting the everyday advocacy that empowers individuals and stands up to intolerance.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
28 Sep. 2025
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Attempting to do so would only make intolerance for dissent — and the violence that intolerance breeds — worse.—
Michael Bloomberg,
Twin Cities,
24 Sep. 2025
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That — metaphorically and literally — is earned dogmatism, the risk that expertise breeds rigidity in our thinking and decision-making.—
Tim Maurer,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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As the container of our culture’s internal contradictions, including dogmatism and pragmatism, individualism and communitarianism, and Biercean indignation and Emersonian transcendence, hardcore is as American as atomic warfare.—
Chris R. Morgan,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
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While her wit, charm and determination bring her attention, her collapsing health, social prejudice and family tensions conspire against her.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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The kind having to do with allegations that concertgoers were not warned about uncomfortably hot venues used in Madonna’s Celebration Tour concert that Crawshaw-Sparks had dismissed with prejudice on behalf of the pop star and Live Nation.—
Claudia Rosenbaum,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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East Coast bias accusations may come in here, and Aaron Judge will promptly swat them 400 feet.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Health insurers have argued that AI eliminates human error and bias and will save the health care system money.—
Lauren Sausser,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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Trump takes shutdown politics to new levels of pain and partisanship.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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Even in this time of hyper partisanship, Carr’s comments drew bipartisan ire.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Illiberalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illiberalism. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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