Manchesterism

noun

Man·​ches·​ter·​ism

-təˌrizəm

variants or Manchesterdom

plural -s

: the principles or doctrines (as laissez-faire) held by or attributed to a school of English economists

Word History

Etymology

Manchester (school) + -ism or -dom

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