freedom
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈfriːdəm/
:
libertad
- After years of oppression, the people finally gained their freedom to live as they wished.
- freedom of speech
- freedom of expression
- press freedom
If we don't fight for freedom, we've lost our freedoms.
- If we don't fight for freedom, we've lost our freedoms.
- And within that space is our freedom to choose how we respond.
- Because you have no freedom of expressing what you want.
- People don't realize that our freedoms are being taken away from us.
- And so all of a sudden, all our freedoms were being taken away.
- He enjoys the freedom to say these things.
- Yes, some quarterbacks have that freedom too, and some don't.
- And I think they understand the freedom that homeschooling allows them.
- Love is freedom and freedom is joy.
- It's, it's that's real power, that's real freedom, that's real love.
- Like for me, freedom is my most valuable asset.
Examples
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The fight for our freedom will take hard work.
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A future of economic growth, freedom, and happiness.
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And I now have the freedom to build that.
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That is a lot of freedom to take in at once.
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I think if you believe in freedom, you believe in flight.
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God give you the freedom to play and to laugh.
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And within that space is our freedom to choose how we respond.
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We are sometimes readier to grant freedom of choice to others than to ourselves.
Academic text (1999) -
We fought for our freedom and we've lost it.
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What is the measure of individual freedom that is necessary for a minimally decent society?
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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3.0
Freedom from control by others, for example when a country is free or a person supports themselves
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3.9
The act of setting people free from control or unfair treatment
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6.7
The right of a region or group to run its own government
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6.7
The act of setting someone free from control or slavery
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4.1
Freedom to act and make choices without someone controlling you
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3.5
The right to choose what to think and do without unfair control by others
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3.2
The freedom to act, speak, or think without unnecessary restriction
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4.1
The freedom to act or decide without being told what to do
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5.0
A legal and moral claim to be free from unfair arrest and official control
Not having limits or rules
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
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2.7
The right to say what you think without fear of government punishment
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3.7
A person who uses weapons against a government to gain independence or basic rights
- Formal
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2.8
The right to practice any religion or have no religion without the government stopping you
- Formal
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3.2
The right of newspapers and journalists to report news without government control
- Formal
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4.5
The right of teachers and students in schools and universities to say what they think and study without outside control
- Formal
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3.4
The right to meet peacefully with other people to express views, for example to protest
- Specialized
2
7.4
The number of different ways an object can move or be positioned
- Specialized
1
6.7
The number of values that can change freely in a statistical calculation
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7.6
People who rode buses into the US South to protest laws that kept Black and white people apart
A Basque nationalist group that used violence to seek independence
The right not to suffer torture or very harsh treatment by the government
- Formal
The right to be treated fairly no matter a person's race or sex
Right to stop police from searching you or taking your things without a good reason
The right to refuse to answer questions that could show you committed a crime
- Formal
Ships that carry goods have the right to travel freely in international waters
- Formal
A short speech while people raise glasses to celebrate being free or a new start
How Free
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Freedom comes from an old English word freodom, made of free and -dom, where free meant 'not a slave' or 'able to choose'. So freedom is the 'state' of being able to act, speak, or think as you want.