HyperDic: rugged_individualism

English > 1 sense of the expression rugged individualism:
NOUNcognitionrugged individualismindividualism in social and economic affairs
English > rugged individualism: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaningindividualism in social and economic affairs; belief not only in personal liberty and self-reliance but also in free competition.
BroaderindividualismA belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence

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