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Hobbesian

UK /ˈhɒb.zi.ən/US /ˈhɑb.zi.ən/

adjective 2
noun 1
forms 3

adjective2

Of, relating to, or influenced by Thomas Hobbes or his philosophical theories.
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(figurative) Involving unrestrained, selfish, and uncivilized competition.
- In Hammett's writings, the social is constructed as a vast Hobbesian landscape of grim functionaries and desperate scrabblers […] — 1995

noun1

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A follower of the theories of Thomas Hobbes.
- Hobbesians purport to describe social order as it is: a constant, iron-fisted effort to crush enemies and to incapacitate criminals. — 2019

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