libertarian
Minimal state supporter
A libertarian advocates for individual liberty and minimal government intervention in personal and economic affairs.
The political philosophy emphasizes free markets, private property rights, and skepticism of state power.
American libertarians often align with neither major party, opposing both conservative social restrictions and liberal economic regulations: She considers herself libertarian on most issues.
The word also describes anyone who prioritizes personal freedom over collective control. (Capitalized Libertarian refers to the political party.)
Commitment against hostile action
- self-ownershipExclusive bodily authority
- objectivismBelief in external truths
- anarcho-capitalismStateless free-market ideology
- free-willAutonomous decision-making capacity
Noninterference in commerce
- capitalismPrivate profit-based economy
- entrepreneurshipCreating and managing ventures
- anti-monopolyOpposing concentrated market power
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
Control over one's fate
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- independenceFreedom from external control
- consentVoluntary agreement given
Unregulated private exchange
- non-interventionismAvoid foreign entanglements doctrine
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- pro-choiceSupporting legal abortion access
- anti-warOpposed to armed conflict
non-aggression
Commitment against hostile action
- self-ownershipExclusive bodily authority
- objectivismBelief in external truths
- anarcho-capitalismStateless free-market ideology
laissez-faire
Noninterference in commerce
- capitalismPrivate profit-based economy
- entrepreneurshipCreating and managing ventures
- anti-monopolyOpposing concentrated market power
self-determination
Control over one's fate
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- independenceFreedom from external control
consent · tolerance · pluralism · meritocracy · self-governance
free-market
Unregulated private exchange
- non-interventionismAvoid foreign entanglements doctrine
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- pro-choiceSupporting legal abortion access
- politicalconservative, moderate, centrist, leftist, rightist
- thinkersthinkers, thinker, philosophers, philosopher, Aristotle
- political ideologiesconservatism, conservative, anarchism, socialism, socialist
- Political Ideologistssocialist, communist, anarchist, Marxist, leftist
- political labelsconservative, leftist, rightist, moderate, centrist
- political peopleactivist, advocate, politician, voter, partisan
libertarianauthoritarian
Favoring absolute control
totalitarian · statist · fascist · collectivist · autocratic
libertariansocialist
Proponent of collective ownership
communist · collectivist · Marxist · communitarian · statist
- Libertarian PartyPro-freedom political organization