Liberal meaning

What does “liberal” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“liberal” is a noun and adjective with 7 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties.

liberal

noun

a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
Synonymsliberalist progressive
Oppositesconservative
a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets

adjective

showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
“a broad political stance”
“generous and broad sympathies”
Synonymsbroad large-minded tolerant
having political or social views favoring reform and progress
tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition
Oppositesconservative
given or giving freely
“was a big tipper”
“the bounteous goodness of God”
Synonymsbig bighearted bounteous bountiful freehanded handsome giving openhanded
not literal
“a loose interpretation of what she had been told”
“a free translation of the poem”
Synonymsfree loose

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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