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liberalist

liberalist

1 7.0
A person who supports political freedom, social change and basic rights
  • noun
  • /ˈlɪbərəlɪst/
translation icon : liberalista
  • They tend to be liberalists about whatever religious texts that they're they're using.

They tend to be liberalists about whatever religious texts that they're they're using.

Examples

  • Liberalist Creationism:

    Blog text (3)
  • And I'm also really critical of the, you know, postmodern liberalist side of things in terms of politics is concerned.

  • Environmental studies was probably the liberalist.

    Blog text (32)
  • Brogger, professor of archaeology at the University of Oslo and a national liberalist, was also involved.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Neither side is immune; the typical liberalist couldn't give a good argument in favor of the proposition of anthropogenic global warming.

    Blog text (21)
  • Most of us are conditioned against irrational prejudice, and even more so now with the liberalist/multiculturalist/celebrate diversity culture gaining more and more ground.

    Blog text (29)
  • As such, they see their efforts as constituting, first, a rhetorical challenge to the individualism of (neo) liberalist philosophy.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Indeed, the difference between absolute segregation and the new agreement was deemed to be "so slight that it is hard for liberalists to see where one is much improvement over the other" (Afro-American 1934a).

    Academic text (2008)
  • As a dedicated liberalist, she believes in the importance of protecting civil liberties for all citizens.

  • The liberalist movement has gained traction among young voters who advocate for progressive reforms.

Synonyms

liberal
vsliberalist
651 3.9

A person who supports social change and people's rights

is the same in meaning but uses a different form of the term
progressive
vsliberalist
105 5.1

A person who supports social and political change to make society fairer

covers reform plus a clear focus on protecting individual liberties as well
leftist
vsliberalist
63 3.5

A person who supports more social equality and government help in the economy

leans more toward general liberal principles than specifically left politics
lib
vsliberalist
  • Slang
42 9.8

A person who supports social equality and more government help

is the standard, neutral expression rather than informal speech
left-winger
vsliberalist
8 4.2

A person who supports ideas for more equality and public services

is oriented to liberal principles rather than strictly left political identity
civil libertarian
vsliberalist
7 7.5

A person who supports strong personal rights and wants the government to not interfere in private choices

includes that focus but also supports broader political reform and progress
reformist
vsliberalist
6 6.1

A person who wants to change political or social systems

adds a wider emphasis on civil liberties and broader liberal principles
ultraliberal
vsliberalist
7.2

A person who strongly supports social change and personal freedoms

represents standard support for reform without the extreme intensity
lefter
vsliberalist
8.1

A person who supports left-wing political views

focuses on liberal reform and civil liberties rather than left political stance

Antonyms

306 4.4

A person who does not want big changes and likes traditional values

How Liberal

progressive
105 5.1
liberalist
1 7.0
moderate
85 4.6

Surface Forms

liberalist singular
liberalists plural

Morphology

liberalist = liberal (transparent) = liberal + ist

Standard agentive formation: 'liberal' + '-ist' clearly denotes a person who supports liberal ideas.

Etymology

Liberalist comes from the same root as liberty and liberal, from liber meaning 'free', plus the ending -ist meaning 'a person who supports or believes in something'. So a liberalist is someone who supports freedom, reform, and the protection of people's rights.