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illiberalism

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il·lib·er·al  (-lbr-l)
adj.
1. Narrow-minded; bigoted.
2. Archaic Ungenerous, mean, or stingy.
3. Archaic
a. Lacking liberal culture.
b. Ill-bred; vulgar.
[Latin illberlis : in-, not; see in-1 + lberlis, liberal; see liberal.]
il·liber·al·ism n.
il·liber·ali·ty (--rl-t), il·liber·al·ness n.
il·liber·al·ly adv.
illiberalism
opposition to liberalism.
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Throughout Central Europe, illiberalism is on the march:
Is Liberalism dead in central Europe? The disturbing return of ... by Tupy, Marian L. / Reason
One could argue that relative isolation from the cosmopolitanism and culture sharing of other regions has led to a general sort of illiberalism of attitudes, as well as to an accentuation of the "mine versus thine" mentality.
Altitude Sickness by Starr, S. Frederick / The National Interest
The essays by former China-based foreign correspondents make it dear that some of their pre-1989 efforts to report on Deng Xiaoping's political illiberalism were diluted by the disinclination of Western editors and readers to perceive the Chinese negatively.
Reporting the News from China by Schidlovsky, John / Pacific Affairs
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