illiberalism
noun
il·lib·er·al·ism
(ˌ)i(l)-ˈli-b(ə-)rə-ˌli-zəm 
: opposition to or lack of liberalism
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Examples of illiberalism in a Sentence
a woman who fails to see that her unexamined faith in political liberalism actually makes her guilty of illiberalism
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In the United States, the presidential election is shaping up to be a contest between two candidates who have different versions of economic illiberalism.
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Macy Scheck, National Review, 26 June 2024
India’s growing power also brings into sharper relief a fundamental conundrum for the West: How to square the strategic imperatives of partnership with an accelerating Indian illiberalism that fuels transnational repression—including some allegedly carried out on Western soil.
—Michael Kugelman, TIME, 5 June 2024
Other is the kindling that fuels extremism and illiberalism.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
The realistic alternative to engaging Modi’s India may be seeing South Asia fall further under the shadow of a China that assiduously exports illiberalism.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
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Macy Scheck, National Review, 26 June 2024
India’s growing power also brings into sharper relief a fundamental conundrum for the West: How to square the strategic imperatives of partnership with an accelerating Indian illiberalism that fuels transnational repression—including some allegedly carried out on Western soil.
—Michael Kugelman, TIME, 5 June 2024
Other is the kindling that fuels extremism and illiberalism.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
The realistic alternative to engaging Modi’s India may be seeing South Asia fall further under the shadow of a China that assiduously exports illiberalism.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Illiberalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/illiberalism. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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