laissez-faire

• Qualifie une politique ou une attitude qui consiste à laisser les choses suivre leur cours sans intervention, en particulier dans les domaines économique ou social.

Describes a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course without interfering, especially in economic or social contexts.

1. Economic policyC1formal

   Characterized by minimal government intervention in commercial and economic affairs.

   Laissez-faire économique

   • The government adopted a laissez-faire approach to trade.
   • Laissez-faire capitalism encourages free market competition.
   • Many economists debate the effectiveness of laissez-faire policies.

   Synonymesfree-enterprisehands-off

   Antonymespaternalisticprotectionistregulatory

2. Hands-off managementC1formal

   A style of leadership or management where people are given freedom to make their own decisions.

   Gestion non interventionniste

   • The manager's laissez-faire style allowed the team to innovate.
   • A laissez-faire attitude can sometimes lead to a lack of direction.
   • She prefers a laissez-faire approach when supervising experienced employees.

   Synonymesfree reinhands-offlibertarianpermissive

   Antonymesauthoritarianautocraticcontrollingdirectivehands-on