"rugged individualism" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} rugged individualism (uncountable)
  1. (politics, US politics) The ideal in which an individual is more successful by their own work without any outside assistance, especially from the government. Tags: US, uncountable Categories (topical): Politics, US politics
    Sense id: en-rugged_individualism-en-noun-TIAHGdvF Topics: government, politics
  2. (politics, US politics) The ideal in which social and economic interactions are more focused on the individual self, personal liberty, and independence. Tags: US, uncountable Categories (topical): Politics, US politics, Conservatism
    Sense id: en-rugged_individualism-en-noun-SYXT-Ov- Disambiguation of Conservatism: 33 67 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68 Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: pull oneself up by one's bootstraps, there's no such thing as a free lunch, gibsmedat
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