"libertopian" meaning in English

See libertopian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more libertopian [comparative], most libertopian [superlative]
Etymology: Blend of libertarian + utopian. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|libertarian|utopian}} Blend of libertarian + utopian Head templates: {{en-adj}} libertopian (comparative more libertopian, superlative most libertopian)
  1. (US, politics, derogatory) Related to, characteristic of, or espousing (a utopian or critically flawed strain of) libertarianism. Tags: US, derogatory Categories (topical): Politics, Libertarianism Synonyms: libertopic
    Sense id: en-libertopian-en-adj-EyN5sQCr Disambiguation of Libertarianism: 45 55 Categories (other): American English, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13 Topics: government, politics

Noun

Forms: libertopians [plural]
Etymology: Blend of libertarian + utopian. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|libertarian|utopian}} Blend of libertarian + utopian Head templates: {{en-noun}} libertopian (plural libertopians)
  1. (US, politics, derogatory) A libertarian. Tags: US, derogatory Categories (topical): Politics, Libertarianism Related terms: libertopia, libertopianism
    Sense id: en-libertopian-en-noun-RQ37~vqp Disambiguation of Libertarianism: 45 55 Categories (other): American English, English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 45 55 Topics: government, politics

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