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Tacit

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adjective
tac·​it | \ ˈta-sət \
Collegiate Definition
1 : expressed or carried on without words or speech
the blush was a tacit answer
— Bram Stoker
2 : implied or indicated (as by an act or by silence) but not actually expressed

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Liassez-faire

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noun
lais·​sez-faire | \ ˌle-ˌsā-ˈfer , ˌlā-, -ˌzā- \
Collegiate Definition
1 : a doctrine opposing governmental interference in economic affairs beyond the minimum necessary for the maintenance of peace and property rights
argued that the problem with oil prices was too much laissez-faire
2 : a philosophy or practice characterized by a usually deliberate abstention from direction or interference especially with individual freedom of choice and action

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