liberal
Noun
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subtypes:
- armchair liberal - a person of liberal ideals who takes no action to realize them
- latitudinarian - a person who is broad-minded and tolerant (especially in standards of religious belief and conduct)
- neoliberal - a liberal who subscribes to neoliberalism
- pluralist - someone who believes that distinct ethnic or cultural or religious groups can exist together in society
- whig - a member of the political party that urged social reform in 18th and 19th century England; was the opposition party to the Tories
same as: liberalist, progressive
Adjective
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similar to: broad-minded - inclined to respect views and beliefs that differ from your own
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similar to: left - of or belonging to the political or intellectual left
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also: left - of or belonging to the political or intellectual lefttells us about: ideology, political orientation, political theory - an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nationsimilar to:
- civil-libertarian - having or showing active concern for protection of civil liberties protected by law
- liberalistic - having or demonstrating belief in the essential goodness of man and the autonomy of the individual; favoring civil and political liberties, government by law with the consent of the governed, and protection from arbitrary authority
- neoliberal - having or showing belief in the need for economic growth in addition to traditional liberalistic values
- progressive, reform-minded, reformist - favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
- socialised, socialized - under group or government control
- welfare-statist, welfarist - of or relating to a welfare state
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similar to: generous - willing to give and share unstintingly
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similar to: inexact - not exact
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