Definition of Liberal
Noun: liberal li-b(u-)rul
- A person who favours a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
- liberalist, progressive
- A person who favours an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets
- Showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
"a liberal newspaper";
- broad, large-minded, tolerant
- Having political or social views favouring reform and progress
- Tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition
- Given or giving freely
"a liberal backer of the arts";
- big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, openhanded
- Not literal
"a liberal translation of the poem";
- free, loose
See also:
liber
liberalisation
Anagrams containing the word liberal