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lib·er·al  (lbr-l, lbrl)

adj.

1.

a. Not limited to or by established, traditional, orthodox, or authoritarian attitudes, views, or dogmas; free from bigotry.

b. Favoring proposals for reform, open to new ideas for progress, and tolerant of the ideas and behavior of others; broad-minded.

c. Of, relating to, or characteristic of liberalism.

d. Liberal Of, designating, or characteristic of a political party founded on or associated with principles of social and political liberalism, especially in Great Britain, Canada, and the United States.

2.

a. Tending to give freely; generous: a liberal benefactor.

b. Generous in amount; ample: a liberal serving of potatoes.

3. Not strict or literal; loose or approximate: a liberal translation.

4. Of, relating to, or based on the traditional arts and sciences of a college or university curriculum: a liberal education.

5.

a. Archaic Permissible or appropriate for a person of free birth; befitting a lady or gentleman.

b. Obsolete Morally unrestrained; licentious.

n.

1. A person with liberal ideas or opinions.

2. Liberal A member of a Liberal political party.

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[Middle English, generous, from Old French, from Latin lberlis, from lber, free; see leudh- in Indo-European roots.]

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liber·al·ly adv.

liber·al·ness n.

Synonyms: liberal, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, generous, handsome, munificent, openhanded
These adjectives mean willing or marked by a willingness to give unstintingly: a liberal backer of the arts; a bounteous feast; bountiful compliments; a freehanded host; a generous donation; a handsome offer; a munificent gift; fond and openhanded grandparents. See Also Synonyms at broad-minded.

Antonym: stingy

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liberal [ˈlɪbərəl ˈlɪbrəl]

adj

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) relating to or having social and political views that favour progress and reform

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) relating to or having policies or views advocating individual freedom

3. giving and generous in temperament or behaviour

4. tolerant of other people

5. abundant; lavish a liberal helping of cream

6. not strict; free a liberal translation

7. (Social Science / Education) of or relating to an education that aims to develop general cultural interests and intellectual ability

n

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person who has liberal ideas or opinions

[from Latin līberālis of freedom, from līber free]

liberally  adv

liberalness  n

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Liberal [ˈlɪbərəl ˈlɪbrəl]

n

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a member or supporter of a Liberal Party or Liberal Democrat party

adj

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of or relating to a Liberal Party

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	liberal - a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties liberalist, progressive adult, grownup - a fully developed person from maturity onward armchair liberal - a person of liberal ideals who takes no action to realize them latitudinarian - a person who is broad-minded and tolerant (especially in standards of religious belief and conduct) neoliberal - a liberal who subscribes to neoliberalism pluralist - someone who believes that distinct ethnic or cultural or religious groups can exist together in society Whig - a member of the political party that urged social reform in 18th and 19th century England; was the opposition party to the Tories conservative, conservativist - a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
	2.	liberal - a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets adult, grownup - a fully developed person from maturity onward
Adj.	1.	liberal - showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions" large-minded, tolerant, broad broad-minded - inclined to respect views and beliefs that differ from your own; "a judge who is broad-minded but even-handed"
	2.	liberal - having political or social views favoring reform and progress left - of or belonging to the political or intellectual left
	3.	liberal - tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition left - of or belonging to the political or intellectual left conservative - resistant to change
	4.	liberal - given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather" bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, giving, openhanded, handsome, freehanded, big generous - willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation"
	5.	liberal - not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem" loose, free inexact - not exact

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liberal

adjective

1. tolerant, enlightened, open-minded, permissive, advanced, catholic, humanitarian, right-on (informal), indulgent, easy-going, unbiased, high-minded, broad-minded, unprejudiced, unbigoted, politically correct or PC She is known to have liberal views on abortion and contraception.
tolerant intolerant, prejudiced, biased, bigoted

2. progressive, radical, reformist, libertarian, advanced, right-on (informal), forward-looking, humanistic, free-thinking, latitudinarian, politically correct or PC a liberal democracy with a multiparty political system
progressive conservative, right-wing, reactionary

3. abundant, generous, handsome, lavish, ample, rich, plentiful, copious, bountiful, profuse, munificent She made liberal use of her older sister's make-up and clothes.
abundant small, limited, inadequate

4. generous, kind, charitable, extravagant, free-handed, prodigal, altruistic, open-hearted, bountiful, magnanimous, open-handed, unstinting, beneficent, bounteous They thanked him for his liberal generosity.
generous mean, stingy, cheap

5. flexible, general, broad, rough, free, loose, lenient, not close, inexact, not strict, not literal a liberal translation
flexible fixed, strict, literal, inflexible

Quotations
"conservative: a statesman who is enamoured of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with others" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary]

Translations

liberal [ˈlɪbərəl]

A. ADJ

1. (= tolerant) [person, view, education, regime] → liberal

2. (= generous) [quantity, amount] → abundante, generoso; [portion] → generoso
to be liberal with sth → ser generoso con algo
he is very liberal with his money → es muy generoso con el dinero
she was rather liberal with the mayonnaise → puso mucha mayonesa
he is not liberal with his praise → no es muy pródigo con los elogios

3. (Brit) (Pol) (= of the Liberal Party) Liberal [MP] → del partido liberal; [government, policy] → liberal

4. (= free) [interpretation, translation] → libre

B. N

1. (= broad-minded person) → liberal mf

2. (Brit) (Pol) Liberal → liberal mf

C. CPD the liberal arts NPL (esp US) (Univ) → las humanidades, las artes liberales
Liberal Democrat N (Brit) (Pol) → demócrata mf liberal
the Liberal Democratic Party N (Brit) → el Partido Democrático Liberal
the Liberal Party N (Brit) → el Partido Liberal
liberal studies NPL (esp Brit) asignatura de letras complementaria para aquellos que estudian ciencias

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Liberal [ˈlɪb^ərəl]

n → libéral(e) m/f

adj → libéral(e)

adv
to vote Liberal → voter libéral

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liberal [ˈlɪb^ərəl]

adj

(= tolerant) [person] → tolérant(e); [attitude] → libéral(e); [régime, society] → libéral(e); [education] → libéral(e)

(= generous) liberal amounts of sth → de généreuses quantités de qch
to be liberal with sth → être prodigue de qch
to make liberal use of sth → faire un usage généreux de qch

n → libéral(e)
liberal arts (US)

npl → arts mpl libéraux

modif [college] → d'arts libéraux; [course, degree] → en arts libéraux
Liberal Democrat n → libéral(e)-démocrate m/f
the Liberal Democrats → les libéraux-démocrates

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liberal

adj

(= generous) offer, supply → großzügig; helping of food → reichlich; to be liberal with one’s praise/comments → mit Lob/seinen Kommentaren freigebig sein; to be liberal with one’s money → mit seinem Geld großzügig umgehen

(= broad-minded) → liberal

(Pol) → liberal; the Liberal Party (Brit Hist, in Canada) → die Liberale Partei

n

(Pol) → Liberale(r) mf

(= liberal-minded person) → Liberalgesinnte(r) mf; he’s a liberal in social matters → er hat eine liberale Einstellung in sozialen Angelegenheiten

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liberal:

liberal arts

pl the liberal (esp US) → die geisteswissenschaftlichen Fächer

liberal democracy

n (Pol) → freiheitliche Demokratie

Liberal Democrat (Brit Pol)

n → Liberaldemokrat(in) m(f)

adj → liberaldemokratisch; gain, loss, policy → der Liberaldemokraten; the liberal Party → die liberaldemokratische Partei

liberal education

n → Allgemeinbildung f

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liberal:

liberal-minded

adj person → liberal (eingestellt); views, country → liberal

liberal-mindedness

n (of person) → liberale Einstellung or Gesinnung; (of views) → Liberalität f

liberal studies

pl (esp US) → Geisteswissenschaften pl

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Liberal [ˈlɪb/ər/əl] n (Pol) → liberale m/f

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liberal [ˈlɪb/ər/əl] adj (generous) → liberale, generoso/a; (views) → liberale
to be liberal with → essere prodigo/a di

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Liberal [ˈlɪb/ər/əl] n (Pol) → liberale m/f

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liberal [ˈlɪb/ər/əl] adj (generous) → liberale, generoso/a; (views) → liberale
to be liberal with → essere prodigo/a di

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liberal

adj liberal [ˈlibərəl]

1 generous She gave me a liberal helping of apple pie; She was very liberal with her money. gul كَريم، سَخي щедър štědrý generøs; rundhåndet freigebeig γενναιόδωρος generoso helde سخاوتمند antelias généreux נָדִיב दान-शील velikodušan, darežljiv, rasipan nagylelkű pemurah örlátur, ríkulegur generoso 気前のよい 후한 dosnus devīgs; augstsirdīgs murah hati royaal raus, rundhåndet, rikelig hojny, szczodry liberal generos щедрый štedrý velikodušen darežljiv frikostig, generös ใจดี cömert, eli açık 慷慨的 щедрий, рясний فیاضانہ hào phóng 自由主义的

2 tolerant; not criticizing or disapproving The headmaster is very liberal in his attitude to young people. verlig مُتَساهِل، مُتَسامِح толерантен liberální tolerant; frisindet liberal ανεκτικός liberal, tolerante vabameelne دارای سعه نظر suvaitsevainen tolérant סוֹבלָנִי उदार, सहिष्णु tolerantan megértő toleran umburðarlyndur tollerante 寛大な 관대한 tolerantiškas, negriežtas liberāls; brīvi domājošs; bez aizspriedumiem bersikap terbuka ruimdenkend frisinnet, tolerant, liberal tolerancyjny tolerante tolerant терпимый liberálny razumevajoč liberalan liberal ที่มีความอดทน hoşgörülü, anlayışlı 寬容的；心胸開闊的 великодушний; ліберальний کشادہ دل không hẹp hòi 大方的

3 (also noun) (especially with capital) in politics, (a person belonging to a party) favouring liberty for the individual. liberaal عُضْو في حِزب الأحْرار либерален liberál liberal liberal φιλελεύθερος liberal liberaal آزادیخواه liberaali libéral לִיבֶּרָל दानशील, लोकतंत्रीय सुधारों के पक्ष में liberalan, liberal liberális liberal frjálslyndur, sem tilheyrir frjálslyndum flokki liberale 自由党の 개인의 자유를 인정하는 liberalus; liberalas liberāls ahli Parti Liberal liberaal liberal liberalny liberal liberal либеральный liberál liberalen liberal liberal ยอมรับความคิดเห็นของผู้อื่น liberal 自由主義的 ліберал لبرل پارٹی کا رکن یا حامی، انفرادی آزادی کا حامی thuộc về Đảng tự do 心胸宽大的

n libeˈrality [-ˈrӕ-]

goedgeefsheid كَرَم، عَطِيَّه، تَحَرُّر، تسامُح щедрост štědrost; liberálnost generøsitet; rundhåndethed; tolerance; frisindethed die Freisinnigkeit γενναιοδωρία, ελευθεροφροσύνη, ευρύτητα αντιλήψεων liberalidad, generosidad heldus, vabameelsus آزادیخواهی؛ روشنفکری avarakatseisuus libéralité נְדִיבוּת, סוֹבלָנוּת उदारता वैचारिक liberalnost nagylelkűség; kötetlenség sifat pemurah örlæti; frjálslyndi liberalità 気前のよさ 관대함 dosnumas, tolerantiškumas devīgums; augstsirdība; brīvi uzskati; liberālums kemurahan hati vrijgevigheid gavmildhet; frisinn, liberalitet hojność, tolerancyjność liberalidade generozitate щедрость; широта взглядов štedrosť; liberálnosť liberalnost liberalnost frikostighet, liberalitet ความมีใจกว้าง serbest fikirlilik, cömertlik 心胸寬大，慷慨 терпимість; ліберальність سخاوت sự hào phóng 心胸宽大，慷慨

adv liberally

ruim بكَرَم، بِسَخاء щедро štědře; liberálně generøst; rundhåndet liberal φιλελεύθερα liberalmente heldelt, vabameelselt آزادی خواهانه؛ با سخاوتمندی avokätisesti, vapaamielisesti libéralement בִּנְדִיבוּת उदारतापूर्वक liberalno nagylelkűen, liberálisan banyak-banyak ríkulega liberalmente 気前よく 아끼지 않고, 관대하게 dosniai, tolerantiškai devīgi; liberāli dengan murah hati royaal raust, rikelig hojnie, tolerancyjnie liberalmente cu generozitate щедро; в огромном количестве štedro; liberálne liberalno liberalno frikostigt, liberalt มีใจกว้าง serbestce, cömertçe, bol bol 慷慨地 терпимо; ліберально سخاوت سے một cách tùy nghi 慷慨地

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liberal → تحررى liberální liberal liberal φιλελεύθερος liberal vapaamielinen libéral liberalan liberale リベラルな 자유주의의 liberaal liberal liberalny liberal либеральный liberal เกี่ยวกับลัทธิเสรีนิยม açık görüşlü tự do 自由主义的