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| Main Entry: |
deregulation
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | the removal of imposed |
| Synonyms: | controls on a system disinvolvement, free competition, free enterprise, free trade, isolationism, laissez-faire, liberalism, noninterference, nonintervention, self-regulating market |
| Main Entry: | free enterprise |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | free trade |
| Synonyms: | capitalism, free competition, free economy, free market, free-enterprise economy, free-enterprise system, liberalism, open market, private enterprise, self-regulating market |
| Main Entry: | left wing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person or group favoring change |
| Synonyms: | left, left-winger, leftism, leftist, liberal, liberalism, on the left, progressive, progressiveness, progressivism, radical |
| Notes: | left wing is often considered radical or socialist, liberal or progressive - while right wing is conservative |
| Antonyms: | right wing |
| Main Entry: | lenience |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tolerance |
| Synonyms: | altruism, benevolence, broad-mindedness, charitableness, charity, clemency, compassion, concession, endurance, forbearance, freedom, good will, grace, humanity, indulgence, kindness, leniency, lenity, liberalism, liberality, liberalness, license, magnanimity, mercifulness, mercy, patience, permission, permissiveness, sensitivity, sufferance, sympathy, toleration, understanding |
| Main Entry: | lenity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tolerance |
| Synonyms: | altruism, benevolence, broad-mindedness, charitableness, charity, clemency, compassion, concession, endurance, forbearance, freedom, good will, grace, humanity, indulgence, kindness, lenience, leniency, liberalism, liberality, liberalness, license, magnanimity, mercifulness, mercy, patience, permission, permissiveness, sensitivity, sufferance, sympathy, toleration, understanding |
| Main Entry: | toleration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tolerance |
| Synonyms: | altruism, benevolence, broad-mindedness, charitableness, charity, clemency, compassion, concession, endurance, forbearance, freedom, good will, grace, humanity, indulgence, kindness, lenience, leniency, lenity, liberalism, liberality, liberalness, license, magnanimity, mercifulness, mercy, patience, permission, permissiveness, sensitivity, sufferance, sympathy, understanding |
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| Concept: | Lenity. |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
lenity, lenience, leniency; moderation; tolerance, toleration; mildness, gentleness; favor, indulgence, indulgency; clemency, mercy, forbearance, quarter; compassion.
-verbs
be lenient; tolerate, bear with; parcere subjectis, give quarter., indulge, allow one to have his own way, spoil.
-adjectives
lenient; mild, mild as milk; gentle, soft; tolerant, indulgent, easy-going; clement (compassionate); forbearing; long-suffering.
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| Antonyms: | severity |
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