liberal
One with liberal views, supporting individual libertyOne with liberal views, supporting individual liberty (see Wikipedia's article on Liberalism).
» Tom is a liberal.
Tom ist links. — wolfgangth
Том - либерал. — marafon
Том — ліберал. — deniko
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5 sensesOne with liberal views, supporting individual liberty (see Wikipedia's article on Liberalism).
Liberaler
либера́лliberál
лібера́лliberál
(Canadian, Philippine, US)Someone with progressive or left-wing views, especially on social and environmental issues.
A supporter of any of several liberal parties.
либера́лliberál
(UK)One who favors individual voting rights, human and civil rights, and laissez-faire markets (also called "classical liberal"; compare libertarian).
a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets
(Australian)A conservative, especially a liberal conservative.
Examples
101 sentencesTom is a liberal.
Том — ліберал. — deniko
ruТом - либерал. — marafon
deTom ist links. — wolfgangth
He is liberal with his money and buys a lot of presents.
Він вільнодумний зі своїми грошима і купує багато подарунків. — ChickenKiev
deEr ist sehr freigiebig mit seinem Geld und kauft viele Geschenke. — Naina
I'm a liberal.
Я ліберал. — deniko
Tom is a very liberal person.
Tom is quite liberal, isn't he?
Translations
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Origin
The adjective is from Old French liberal, from Latin līberālis (“befitting a freeman”), frThe adjective is from Old French liberal, from Latin līberālis (“befitting a freeman”), from līber (“free”); it is attested since the 14th century. The noun is first attested in the 1800s.
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Forms
plural: liberalsSynonyms
2 synonyms- a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties:liberalistprogressive