Liberalism

n.

1.

Liberal principles; the principles and methods of the liberals in politics or religion; specifically, the principles of the Liberal party.

Noun	1.	liberalism - a political orientation that favors progress and reform
	2.	liberalism - an economic theory advocating free competition and a self-regulating market and the gold standard

broad-mindedness, capitalism, catholicity, free competition, free enterprise, free thought, free trade, freethinking, isolationism, laissez-aller, laissez-faire, laissez-faireism, latitudinarianism, left, left wing, leftism, let-alone policy, let-alone principle, liberality, liberalness, liberation, libertarianism, libertinism, noninterference, nonintervention, open-mindedness, progressivism, self-regulating market, tolerance, toleration, unbigotedness