Randianadj.n.
/ˈrandɪən/, U.S. /ˈrændiən/ A. adj.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of Ayn Rand, her writings, or her theories, esp. those advocating individualism and laissez-faire capitalism. Cf. objectivism n. 3.
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Godwinian?1798
Austinian1875
Sorelian1921
Poujadist1955
Randian1957
Poujadistic1967
Marcusian1968
1957 Newsweek 16 Dec. 120/1 The grand prize for solemn-faced curiosities undoubtedly went to Ayn Rand's huge ‘Atlas Shrugged’, in which..a tribe of Randian Superpeople set themselves grimly against democracy, religion, and any regulation of productive enterprise.
1961 M. S. Evans Revolt on Campus ix. 183 The Randian ethic supplied a morality which these libertarians deemed congruent with Mises' economics.
1990 D. Gordon Resurrecting Marx iv. 86 This liberty..omits the point—stressed by those in the Randian or neo-Aristotelian tradition—that the right to acquire property on an individual basis is essential to human survival.
2010 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 10 Mar. a8/4 Particularly in this age of..Randian social Darwinism, the prospect, and the implications, of having to carry one's biometric ID is frightening indeed.
B. n.
An admirer or follower of Ayn Rand or her theories. Also more fully Ayn Randian.
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Godwinian1797
Godwinist1937
Poujadist1955
Marcusian1968
Randian1968
1968 Canada Month Sept. 22/1 The most vital ideologies are revolutionary socialism and the various special brand names of Communism..on the one hand and the conflicting ideas of the Ayn Randians, populist conservatives, extreme anti-communists and counterrevolutionary neo-fascists on the opposite side of the spectrum.
1982 N.Y. Times 4 Mar. 27 National Review's denunciation of the Randians and Birchers.
1993 B. S. Llamzon Humane Case Moral Intuition 163 The world may be a better place..if we allow the forward march only of Ayn Randians eager and willing so to pull.
2012 Guardian (Nexis) 6 Oct. 19 Our own George Monbiot was recently denounced by a Randian..for taking issue with the passage.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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