liberal
IPA: ɫˈɪbɝʌɫ
noun
- One with liberal views, supporting individual liberty (see Wikipedia's article on Liberalism).
- (US politics) Someone with progressive or left-wing views; one with a left-wing ideology.
- A supporter of any of several liberal parties.
- (UK politics) One who favors individual voting rights, human and civil rights, and laissez-faire markets (also called "classical liberal"; compare libertarian).
- (Australian politics) A conservative, especially a liberal conservative.
- (politics) A political party and philosophy
- (politics) A member or supporter of a Liberal Party
- (Canadian politics) A member or supporter of the Liberal Party of Canada, or its predecessors, or provincial equivalents, or their predecessors
- (British politics) A Liberal Democrat.
- (British politics, dated) A Whig.
- (Australian politics) A member or supporter of the Liberal Party of Australia.
- An unincorporated community in Spencer County, Indiana, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Seward County, Kansas, United States.
- A small city in Barton County, Missouri, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States.
adjective
- (now rare outside set phrases) Pertaining to those arts and sciences the study of which is considered to provide general knowledge, as opposed to vocational/occupational, technical or mechanical training.
- Generous; permitting liberty; willing to give unsparingly.
- Ample, abundant; generous in quantity.
- (obsolete) Unrestrained, licentious.
- Widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions or conventions; permissive.
- (politics) Open to political or social changes and reforms associated with either classical or modern liberalism.
- Of or relating to the Liberal party, its membership, or its platform, policy, or viewpoint.
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