liberty
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈlɪbərti/
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libertad
- We have the pursuit of happiness, life, liberty, and justice for all.
But As for me, give me liberty or give me death.
- But As for me, give me liberty or give me death.
- But, but for me, it's about the liberty to pursue, right.
- We have the pursuit of happiness, life, liberty, and justice for all.
- I care about the actually seeing liberty in real people's lives.
- I mean, they paid a price for liberty that we can't yet hardly imagine.
- We want a Republic founded upon true liberty, on civil liberty, on national representation.
- And I, I will always bet on liberty.
- I'll not sell my birthright for a handout or exchange my liberty for a dole.
- So he says this is the appropriate region of human liberty, all of this sphere of action.
- That was, you know, John Stuart Mill, the great exponent of liberty of speech.
- And our side, which argues for individual liberty and and the marketplace making these decisions.
- a big believer in free, in individual liberty and freedom.
- No, we're doing it to raise, you know, to understand where you come from and the liberties and the freedoms that you have because people did die.
Examples
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Then you will be at liberty, if all goes well.
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They believe in liberty and freedom and being who you are.
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But As for me, give me liberty or give me death.
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It's kind of one stop shopping for liberty and financial freedom.
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Being a teacher does not give me the liberty to teach whatever I want.
Blog text (10) -
And to do anything is to give yourself enough freedom, enough liberty to be entirely new.
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We want a Republic founded upon true liberty, on civil liberty, on national representation.
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And it is that choice that's the very essence of human freedom, liberty and dignity.
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Many believe that where political rights and civil liberties were once taken for granted, they are now receding.
Academic text (2006) -
Everyone should have the right to liberty to express their opinions freely.
Synonyms
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1.0
The right to act, speak, or think as you want without being stopped
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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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4.6
A basic right protected by law against unfair government action, like freedom of speech or religion
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6.7
The right of a region or group to run its own government
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3.5
The right to choose what to think and do without unfair control by others
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5.0
A legal and moral claim to be free from unfair arrest and official control
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5.3
Freedom to take part in government and to use rights protected by law
Not having limits or rules
Antonyms
Idioms
- Formal
67
6.8
To do something without asking for permission, as if you are allowed
Compounds
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4.6
A basic right protected by law against unfair government action, like freedom of speech or religion
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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
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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
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', the same root you see in liberate. It means being free to act, speak, or think as you choose without unnecessary limits, so the origin matches the modern meaning.