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      liberal
      noun
      (US politics, Canadian politics, Philippine politics) Someone with progressive or left-wing views, especially on social and environmental issues.
      One with liberal views, supporting individual liberty (see Wikipedia's article on Liberalism).
      (politics) 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
      (Australian politics) A member or supporter of the Liberal Party of Australia.
      (British politics) A Liberal Democrat.
      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.
      (British politics, dated) A Whig.
      adjective
      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.
      Generous; permitting liberty; willing to give unsparingly.
      Ample, abundant; generous in quantity.
      Of or relating to the Liberal party, its membership, or its platform, policy, or viewpoint.
      (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.
      (obsolete) Unrestrained, licentious.
      Roots
      liberliber- · Latin · free
      Synonyms for liberal
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