liberationism

1 7.7

Belief that a group should be freed from unfair social or political control

noun
/ˌlɪbəˈreɪʃənɪzəm/

: liberacionismo

Of the three ways, the major division in the children's rights movement is between protectionism (stressing welfare rights) and liberationism (emphasizing self-determination rights).

Examples

The philosophy of liberationism inspires activists to fight against systemic injustice and discrimination.
Should liberationism eventually prevail, however, it will mean not simply the triumph of one party in the culture wars.

Academic text (2002)
The common denominator at the root of liberationism was the rejection of all foundations.

Fiction book (1996)
Liberationism.

Academic text (1992)
Many believe that liberationism plays a crucial role in social change by promoting equality and human rights.
Advocates of liberationism argue that it is essential to empower marginalized groups to achieve true freedom.

Antonyms

oppression

126 5.5

A cruel use of power to control and hurt people

subjugation

Formal

12 8.4

The act of forcing people or groups to obey

How Committed

militancy

8 8.1

activism

83 4.1

liberationism

1 7.7

advocacy

124 4.4

support

∞ 1.0

sympathy

300 1.8

Surface Forms

liberationism singular

liberationisms plural

Morphology

liberationism = liberation (transparent) = liberation + ism

Formed by adding the ideological suffix '-ism' to 'liberation', producing a belief or movement about freeing a group, which is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Liberationism comes from liberate ('make free') plus the ending -ism ('a belief or movement'), and it is related to liberty ('freedom'). So, liberationism is the belief or movement to free a group from 'unfair treatment or control'.