Illiberalism

Word ILLIBERALISM
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Hyphenation il lib er al ism
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One who descends on a population to illegalize, demonize, and remove freedoms generally in the guise of safety or other concern. Urban Dictionary

Refers to left-of-center folks who post nasty comments about other Americans with whom they disagree. They also try to apply a lengthy litmus test to evaluate whether an American is a "real Democrat". Urban Dictionary

The transition of a state (country) from a Liberal Democracy to an Illiberal Democracy, or a more authoritarian system that retains some semblance of democracy with less political tolerance and individual rights. Not to be confused with Fascism, where Liberal Democracy is replaced with an ethnic/racial supremacist and suicidally genocidal regime. Urban Dictionary

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The word "illiberalism" in example sentences

Some of the brighter young Tories have worked out that Blair's illiberalism is an area of vulnerability that opposition parties can exploit. ❋ Unknown (2005)

I am sure it was an era of bad food, lower life expectancy, the reek of tobacco and what we would now call illiberalism, but I love it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I want to suggest that "high crimes and misdemeanors" need not be THAT literal either, and that it avails us still to "let off steam," especially the toxic kind of illiberalism that would undermine a pluralistic liberal democracy that the Founders would never, ever have countenanced to be subverted. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Illiberals [in New York] consider [wiffleball] a dangerous sport and want to [ban it] to keep children safe. ❋ Mr. Galt (2011)

An illiberal liberal just tried to [excommunicate] me from [the Democratic party], the party of diversity, because I suggested that some Democrats are [pro-life]. ❋ Inbothhemispheres (2017)

The current political developments removing political [freedoms] in Israel follow the trend of [Illiberalism] in countries politically dominated by [far-right] parties ❋ Madwonk (2023)

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