illiberalism
noun
il·lib·er·al·ism
(ˌ)i(l)-ˈli-b(ə-)rə-ˌli-zəm 
: opposition to or lack of liberalism
Synonyms
Examples of illiberalism in a Sentence
a woman who fails to see that her unexamined faith in political liberalism actually makes her guilty of illiberalism
Recent Examples on the Web
Other is the kindling that fuels extremism and illiberalism.
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Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
The realistic alternative to engaging Modi’s India may be seeing South Asia fall further under the shadow of a China that assiduously exports illiberalism.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Supporters of Trump and Sanders have already been mentioned, but this rising illiberalism expands well beyond them.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
But illiberalism has new proponents in 2024: liberals themselves.
—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 31 Jan. 2024
The poisonous outpouring of antisemitism is a symptom of the illiberalism the Left has chosen to ignore.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 10 Nov. 2023
Higher education has come under fire from one side for illiberalism, and from the other for injustice.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2024
The controversy over the display is yet another example of increasing illiberalism on the right.
—Matthew Malec, National Review, 27 Dec. 2023
These are the roots of the illiberalism on the left.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 10 Nov. 2023
Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
The realistic alternative to engaging Modi’s India may be seeing South Asia fall further under the shadow of a China that assiduously exports illiberalism.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Supporters of Trump and Sanders have already been mentioned, but this rising illiberalism expands well beyond them.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
But illiberalism has new proponents in 2024: liberals themselves.
—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 31 Jan. 2024
The poisonous outpouring of antisemitism is a symptom of the illiberalism the Left has chosen to ignore.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 10 Nov. 2023
Higher education has come under fire from one side for illiberalism, and from the other for injustice.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2024
The controversy over the display is yet another example of increasing illiberalism on the right.
—Matthew Malec, National Review, 27 Dec. 2023
These are the roots of the illiberalism on the left.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 10 Nov. 2023
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“Illiberalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/illiberalism. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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