free enterprise
noun
: freedom of private business to organize and operate for profit in a competitive system without interference by government beyond regulation necessary to protect public interest and keep the national economy in balance
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web While access to this promise has been granted slowly and unevenly, at its best, our nation has been a beacon of democracy and free enterprise. 
Pete Stavros, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2022 Lumaj is a fan of Trump and free enterprise who views opponent Leora Levy as a conservative poseur, opponent Themis Klarides as an establishment Republican, and Blumenthal and Democrats as threats to capitalism. Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2022 What happened to Republican support for free enterprise? Michael R. Bloomberg, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2022 Anne Walker, chair of the economics department, holds a fellowship in free enterprise capitalism. Daniel Golden, ProPublica, 4 July 2022 Bill Brady, Renewable Energy & Sustainable Materials Industry Expert, CEO/Founder Kula Bio. Time and time again, the combination of technology and the free enterprise system has developed solutions that have made life better. Bill Brady, Forbes, 1 July 2022 The Storkels’ dark romp is a tragi-comedy about the limits of free enterprise and the obstinacy of an eccentric genius. BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2022 The core tenets of the organization have long been grounded in promoting free enterprise, limited government and strong national defense. New York Times, 27 May 2022 This means a politics of minimal government, an economics of free enterprise and a civil society of engaged and conscientious citizens. WSJ, 6 May 2022 See More
Pete Stavros, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2022 Lumaj is a fan of Trump and free enterprise who views opponent Leora Levy as a conservative poseur, opponent Themis Klarides as an establishment Republican, and Blumenthal and Democrats as threats to capitalism. Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2022 What happened to Republican support for free enterprise? Michael R. Bloomberg, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2022 Anne Walker, chair of the economics department, holds a fellowship in free enterprise capitalism. Daniel Golden, ProPublica, 4 July 2022 Bill Brady, Renewable Energy & Sustainable Materials Industry Expert, CEO/Founder Kula Bio. Time and time again, the combination of technology and the free enterprise system has developed solutions that have made life better. Bill Brady, Forbes, 1 July 2022 The Storkels’ dark romp is a tragi-comedy about the limits of free enterprise and the obstinacy of an eccentric genius. BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2022 The core tenets of the organization have long been grounded in promoting free enterprise, limited government and strong national defense. New York Times, 27 May 2022 This means a politics of minimal government, an economics of free enterprise and a civil society of engaged and conscientious citizens. WSJ, 6 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1890, in the meaning defined above