Liberal
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- an adherent of the ideology of liberalism —an ideology espousing liberty. The inverse of liberty is tyranny.
- a political party associated with ideals of individual freedom, greater intellectual liberty, greater individual participation in government, and constitutional, political, and administrative reforms designed to secure these objectives, such as the U.S. Constitution. The political opposite of a liberal is either a conservative or a socialist, depending on who uses the term.
- if capitalized (as in Liberal with a capital-L), the word usually refers to members of a political party that goes by the name Liberal Party (Note: a party calling itself Liberal may not necessarily follow what some people consider to be Liberalism.)
- a supporter or member of a liberal party (see also small-l liberal).
- religious outlooks, as in Liberal Judaism, Liberal Christianity, etc.
- the liberal arts.
El Liberal was the name of a daily newspaper published in Spain between 1879 and 1936.