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Mill, John Stuart (oh)



(1806-73) a British philosopher and economist who influenced modern ideas about Politics and Economics. He helped to develop the idea of utilitarianism (=the principle that actions are good if they generally bring happiness, and bad if they do not) , and in his book On Liberty, he said that people should be free to do what they want so long as they did not harm Other people.

brake 1, noun (oh)



a piece of equipment that makes a vehicle go more slowly or stop
::Test your brakes after driving through water.
::Moira slammed on the brakes (=use them suddenly and with a lot of force) and skidded to a halt.
::I managed to put on the brakes just in time.
the rear/front brakes
::a car equipped with anti-lock brakes
::the screech of brakes (=the loud unpleasant noise they can make)
apply the brakes formal
::Williams testified that he tried to apply the brakes but couldn't stop the vehicle in time.
act as a brake on sth
to make something develop more slowly, be more difficult to do, or happen less
::Rises in interest rates usually act as a brake on expenditure.
put the brakes on sth
to stop something that is happening