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RUGGED INDIVIDUALISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Individualism in social and economic affairs; belief not only in personal liberty and self-reliance but also in free competition
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("rugged individualism" is a kind of...):
individualism (a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence)