liberal
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Definitions ofliberal
- One with liberal views, supporting individual liberty (see Wikipedia's article on Liberalism).
- Someone left-wing; one with a left-wing ideology.
- A supporter of any of several liberal parties.
- One who favors individual voting rights, human and civil rights, and laissez-faire markets (also called "classical liberal"; compare libertarian).
- (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.
Example: "1983, David Leslie Wagner, The Seven liberal arts in the Middle Ages"
- Generous; willing to give unsparingly.
Example: "He was liberal with his compliments."
- Ample, abundant; generous in quantity.
Example: "Add a liberal sprinkling of salt."
- Unrestrained, licentious.
- Widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions or conventions; permissive.
Example: "Her parents had liberal ideas about child-rearing."
- Open to political or social changes and reforms associated with either classical or modern liberalism.
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