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Definition of laissez-faire adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

laissez-faire

adjective
 
/ˌleseɪ ˈfeə(r)/
 
/ˌleseɪ ˈfer/
(from French)
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  1. following a policy of allowing private businesses to develop without government control
    • a laissez-faire economy
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  2. not trying to control somebody and allowing them to do what they want
    • They have a laissez-faire approach to bringing up their children.

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