laissez-faire

laissez-faire

/ˌleseɪ ˈfeər/

🇫🇷 French Expressions

a policy of non-interference; letting things take their course

The government adopted a laissez-faire approach to the economy.

Origin: French: laissez let/allow (imperative of laisser) + faire to do/make; literally let do or allow to act