LIBERTARIANISM Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

libertarianism

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Definition of libertarianism

as in prurience

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Recent Examples of libertarianism An early challenge to Rawlsian egalitarian liberalism was conservative libertarianism. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2026 And if that’s libertarianism, that part of it is correct. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026 Manners’ combination of private sector achievement with his passionate support of libertarianism is a way to pivot to someone Manners holds in high regard, Sir Antony Fisher (1915-1988). — John Tamny, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025 Radical ideas that are today considered right-wing—white supremacism, violent antigovernment libertarianism, Christian extremism—have played starring roles in the American story since the very beginning. — Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021 See All Example Sentences for libertarianism

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Were the photographs made for prurience, to objectify the victims, or to blackmail the guilty?

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
A far cry from Salò, or films dominated by prurience, this movie, and these three lovers, are having a torrid affair with art, politics, and society’s mores—their own little revolution amidst a real one.

— John Ortved, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2025

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Mingus agreed to join him for moral support, but when Albee, whether through nonchalance or lechery, answered the door wearing nothing but a beltless bathrobe, Mingus balked and hightailed it out of there.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025
Vandalism and lechery are among the milder affronts that occur on Winifred’s watch, and her narration, though sombre, sparkles.

— The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025

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But in Anglo-American culture, periods of libertinism are followed by periods of restraint.

— Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026
Contrary to the crusty, chaotic libertinism of their shows, the band is disarmingly sweet and funny in person despite being duly crude.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026

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