Meaning

5 senses
  1. One who advocates liberty, either generally or in relation to a specific issue.

    civil libertarian

    cultural libertarian

  2. A believer in the freedom of thinking beings to choose their own destiny (the doctrine of free will) as opposed to those who believe the future is predetermined (the doctrine of necessity).

    someone who believes the doctrine of free will

  3. One who advocates libertarianism (“a political philosophy maintaining that all persons are the absolute owners of their own lives, and should be free to do whatever they wish with their persons or property, provided they allow others that same liberty”); also, a member of a political party supporting libertarianism.

    (Ireland, UK)An antiauthoritarian believer in left-libertarianism, a political doctrine that stresses both individual freedom and social equality, and advocates shared ownership of natural resources.

    либертариа́нецlibertariánec

  4. (US)A believer in right-libertarianism, a political doctrine that emphasizes individual liberty and a lack of governmental intervention, oversight, and regulation, both in economic matters (that is, a belief in the free market) and in personal behaviour provided that no one's rights are threatened or violated.

  5. An Araucarian.

Examples

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  1. I am a libertarian.

    Я лібертаріанець.

    ruЯ либертарианец.

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  2. I'm a libertarian.

    Я лібертаріанець.

    ruЯ либертарианец.

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  3. Tom used to be a libertarian.

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  4. Tom was once a libertarian socialist.

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  5. Tom is a right-wing libertarian.

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Translations

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By meaning 1
one who advocates libertarianism:

Origin

The noun is derived from liber(ty) + -arian (suffix denoting an advocate of or believer in

The noun is derived from liber(ty) + -arian (suffix denoting an advocate of or believer in something). The adjective is derived from the noun.

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