English Dictionary

laissez faire

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈlæseɪ ˌfeə(ɹ)/

形容詞

人物

(economics, politics) Practicing or representing governmental noninterference, or minimal interference, especially in economic affairs; pertaining to free-market capitalism.

日本語の意味

経済・政治において、国家や政府が市場や個人の活動に介入せず、自由な競争と自然な調整に任せる姿勢や理論。 / 特に自由市場経済において、政府の干渉を最小限にとどめる政策や考え方。

The government's laissez faire approach to tech regulation has encouraged rapid innovation but also increased privacy risks.

政府の規制に対する放任主義的な姿勢は、急速な技術革新を促したが、プライバシーのリスクも高めた。

意味（1）

(economics, politics) Practicing or representing governmental noninterference, or minimal interference, especially in economic affairs; pertaining to free-market capitalism.

I think the city should take a laissez faire approach to this; getting involved would only make things worse.

意味（2）

(economics, politics) Advocating such noninterference.

The Senator claims to be laissez faire, but he voted in favor of the subsidies.

意味（3）

(economics) Resulting from such noninterference.

The price ceiling was well below the laissez faire price that demand would have supported, so there were always shortages.

意味（4）

(of a person) Avoiding interference in other people's affairs; choosing to live and let live.

more laissez faire （ comparative ）

most laissez faire （ superlative ）