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lib

lib

42 9.8
A person who supports social equality and more government help
  • noun
  • /lɪb/
  • Slang
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  • The true and level-headed Libs/Progressives must come out and let their support for PBO be known.

There's such a challenge of us being told, here's how they think about you, Republicans, yo, these libs, they want to destroy your way of life.

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Examples

  • She considers herself a lib, advocating for equal rights and environmental protections.

  • No women's lib stuff around here, I give the orders!

  • This "women's lib" thing is in.

  • - We at public television, we're really down with the woman's lib thing.

  • Where was women's lib when you needed it?

    Fiction book (1994)
  • I'd like a little money for my Women's Lib program.

  • To all of you Libs who say more drilling will not lower gas prices.

    Blog text (4)
  • I think his difficulty was in part that he was in coalition with the Lib Dems.

  • Grace is... she's really big into Women's Lib.

  • We've had some of these Women's Lib types in here causing a big fuss.

Synonyms

liberal
vslib
651 3.9

A person who supports social change and people's rights

is an informal slang term used especially in the United States
limousine liberal
vslib
  • Offensive
2 9.4

A rich person who supports liberal ideas but is out of touch with ordinary people

names a supporter without implying wealth or being out of touch
liberalist
vslib
1 7.0

A person who supports political freedom, social change and basic rights

names a person informally without implying active advocacy
ultraliberal
vslib
7.2

A person who strongly supports social change and personal freedoms

expresses a milder, ordinary version rather than extreme views
armchair liberal
vslib
  • Offensive
8.2

A person who supports liberal ideas but does not act to help them

refers to a supporter regardless of actual activity or effort

Antonyms

453 3.7

A person who supports the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom

Idioms

1 7.7

Says or does something without planning

Compounds

women's lib
  • Archaic
3 4.6

A movement for equal rights and opportunities for women

gay lib
  • Archaic
7.9

A movement that fights for the rights of people attracted to the same sex

How Liberal

radical
79 6.3
progressive
105 5.1
lib
  • Slang
42 9.8
moderate
85 4.6
conservative
306 4.4

Surface Forms

lib singular
libs plural

Etymology

Lib is a short form of liberal, which comes from the Latin root liber meaning 'free' and also appears in liberty. So a lib is someone who holds more 'free' or open political views.