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1. Meaning 1 · noun

   One with liberal views, supporting individual liberty (see Wikipedia's article on Liberalism).

2. Meaning 2 · noun

   Someone left-wing; one with a left-wing ideology.

3. Meaning 3 · noun

   A supporter of any of several liberal parties.

4. Meaning 4 · noun

   One who favors individual voting rights, human and civil rights, and laissez-faire markets (also called "classical liberal"; compare libertarian).

5. Meaning 5 · adjective

   (now rare outside set phrases) Pertaining to those arts and sciences the study of which is considered to provide general knowledge, as opposed to vocational/occupational, technical or mechanical training.

   “1983, David Leslie Wagner, The Seven liberal arts in the Middle Ages”

6. Meaning 6 · adjective

   Generous; willing to give unsparingly.

   “He was liberal with his compliments.”

7. Meaning 7 · adjective

   Ample, abundant; generous in quantity.

   “Add a liberal sprinkling of salt.”

8. Meaning 8 · adjective

   Unrestrained, licentious.

9. Meaning 9 · adjective

   Widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions or conventions; permissive.

   “Her parents had liberal ideas about child-rearing.”

10. Meaning 10 · adjective

    Open to political or social changes and reforms associated with either classical or modern liberalism.

How this word is used

• Everyday “1983, David Leslie Wagner, The Seven liberal arts in the Middle Ages”
• General “He was liberal with his compliments.”
• General “Add a liberal sprinkling of salt.”
• General “Her parents had liberal ideas about child-rearing.”

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