Laisser faire
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Laisser faire is French for "[to] let [it] be", and is used in English as a synonym to "hands-off approach" in a wide variety of contexts (for instance: "a laisser faire way of bringing up children").
The phrase is related to laissez-faire (French: "[You should] let [us] be"), which also refers to a hands-off approach, but which often specifically refers to the role of the government in the economic system of a country.