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What is liberal?


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Liberal:1:a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties; 2:showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; 3:given or giving freely; 4:having political or social views favoring reform and progress; 5:tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition; 6:a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets; 7:not literal.

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Words such as liberal, liberty, libertarian, and libertine all trace their history to the Latin liber, which means "free".

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Words such as liberal, liberty, and libertarian all trace their history to the Latin liber, which means "free".

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Liberal (adj) 1. favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs. 2. (often initial capital letter) noting or pertaining to a political party advocating measures of progressive political reform (MORE?)

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Liberal is showing or characterized by broad-mindedness or having political or social views favoring reform and progress. ChaCha.

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If used in a non-political sense, "liberal" simply means "a lot." ChaCha on!

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Liberal: (adj) 1. showing or characterized by broad-mindedness 2. having political or social views favoring reform and progress.

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Liberal-Not limited to or by established, orthodox, or authoritarian attitudes; free from bigotry. Favoring proposals for..more?

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