Ben|tham|ite

Ben|tham|ite
Ben|tham|ite «BEHN thuh myt, -tuh-», noun, adjective.
–n.
a follower of Benthamism.
–adj.
having to do with or favoring Benthamism: »

The underlying and dominant assumption of Labor policy is Benthamite—the concepts of…the efficient public servant, the doing of good to the greatest number (Harper's).


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