liberty
429
3.3
- noun
- /ˈlɪbərti/
:
libertad
- At their heart, of course, are the core values of liberty and toleration for pluralism.
- civil liberties
- rights and liberties
- protect liberty
Among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
- Among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
- And this gives rise to Nozick's famous argument that liberty upsets patterns.
- So we're talking about liberty and then prosperity, both good words.
- Ladies and gentlemen, leaders and fighters for freedom and liberty and the American dream.
- He goes on to use a metaphor of a wolf and what liberty means to a wolf.
- and where religious liberty is so indivisible
- I mean, what is your take on how you balance, you know, liberty and defence?
- It was liberty, community and life.
Examples
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There are two threats to liberty, not just one.
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Our liberty and freedom and the nature and character of our culture is at stake.
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And these guys have replaced liberty with growth.
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Well, what we argue in the book is that liberty is a special value.
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A person's right to life, liberty and property.
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Finding the balance between liberty and license has been a national challenge for centuries.
Academic text (2011) -
One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
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A century later, Americans embraced a system of religious liberty that remains unsurpassed in history.
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The second epistemological premise is that the line between liberty and license is very hard to draw.
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The citizens fought for their liberty against the oppressive regime, demanding the right to express their opinions freely.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
The right to act, speak, or think as you want without being stopped
608
3.0
Freedom from control by others, for example when a country is free or a person supports themselves
57
4.6
A basic right protected by law against unfair government action, like freedom of speech or religion
53
6.7
The right of a region or group to run its own government
10
3.5
The right to choose what to think and do without unfair control by others
1
5.0
A legal and moral claim to be free from unfair arrest and official control
1
5.3
Freedom to take part in government and to use rights protected by law
Not having limits or rules
Freedom from control by other people or groups
Antonyms
Idioms
- Formal
67
6.8
To do something without asking for permission, as if you are allowed
Compounds
57
4.6
A basic right protected by law against unfair government action, like freedom of speech or religion
29
2.1
A large statue in New York Harbor that stands for freedom and celebrates the independence of the United States
- Archaic
2
7.5
A large slow cargo ship built in the United States during World War Two to carry supplies and troops
- Formal
1
5.0
A legal and moral claim to be free from unfair arrest and official control
- Formal
1
5.3
Freedom to take part in government and to use rights protected by law
An organization from the Basque region that used violence to try to gain independence
How Free
- Formal
40
6.7
- Formal
53
6.7
429
3.3
340
3.0
120
5.5
- Formal
11
8.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
liberty = liber + ty
The word is historically formed from a Latin combining form (liber) + the noun-forming suffix -ty; 'liber' is not a standalone modern English base, so learners cannot reliably derive the meaning from component parts.
Etymology
Liberty comes from the Latin word libertas, meaning 'freedom', and it is the root of words like liberate and liberal. It means being free from control by others, which is why we use it for political freedom.