illiberalism
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Definition of illiberalism
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Synonyms & Antonyms for illiberalism
Synonyms
bigotry, dogmatism, illiberality, illiberalness, intolerance, intolerantness, narrow-mindedness, opinionatedness, partisanship, sectarianism, small-mindedness
Antonyms
broad-mindedness, liberalism, liberality, open-mindedness, tolerance
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Examples of illiberalism in a Sentence
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The tide of illiberalism rises, and our elite institutions are contributing to its dangerous surge. — David French, National Review, "In the New York Times, a ‘Human Rights’ Professor Calls for Mob Rule," 1 July 2019 Central European governments like that of Poland also object to Mr Timmermans, who as vice-president of the outgoing commission has been a sturdy opponent of illiberalism in the region. — Charlemagne | Brussels, The Economist, "The EU is struggling to agree on candidates for its biggest jobs," 1 July 2019 International celebration of these instances of liberal democratic values winning out—in a world marked by growing international illiberalism—have to be tempered by an awareness of historical precedent, however. — Tom Ball, The New Republic, "How to Stage a Successful Revolution," 1 July 2019 In the context of growing illiberalism in Western countries as well, the news has been gloomy. — Tom Ball, The New Republic, "How to Stage a Successful Revolution," 1 July 2019 Charlottesville has experienced Trump’s illiberalism first-hand Part of the outrage centers on the Miller Center’s location. — Nicole Hemmer, Vox, "Ex-Trump staffers should not get plum jobs at elite universities," 24 July 2018 Advanced communications and computing technologies, once thought to be forces for cooperation and freedom, have been turned into weapons of illiberalism. — Robert Kagan, WSJ, "The Cost of American Retreat," 7 Sep. 2018 The illiberalism here lies with the law’s critics, who would deny the Jewish state the freedom to legislate like a normal country. — Eugene Kontorovich, WSJ, "Get Over It—Israel Is the Jewish State," 19 July 2018 Donald Trump did not ignite but merely joined a miserable, destabilizing trend of illiberalism that has been under way for years in Russia, Turkey, China, India, Southeast Asia, and Western, Eastern, and Central Europe. — Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, "Donald Trump and the Stress Test of Liberal Democracy," 13 Mar. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'illiberalism.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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