"laissez-faire" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: En-us-laissez-faire.ogg [US] Forms: laissez-faire [positive], – [comparative], – [superlative]
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  1. Laissez-faire is a French term meaning "leave it alone". It refers to a social, political and economic idea where people make their own decisions and the government does not make decisions for the people.
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