单词 | civil libertarian |
释义 | > as lemmasˌcivil liberˈtarian ˌcivil liberˈtarian adj. and n. (a) adj. that advocates civil liberty; (b) n. an advocate of civil liberty; a civil rights activist. ΚΠ 1935 Jrnl. Negro Educ. 4 316/1 Assertedly militant civil-libertarian organizations like the N.A.A.C.P. 1943 Tucson (Arizona) Daily Citizen 16 Apr. 4/1 While that might mollify the Civil Libertarians, it would not in fact restore the evacuees to the immunity which they formerly enjoyed. 1979 Whig-Standard (Kingston, Ont.) 12 Oct. 5/5 To the extent that neo-liberalism embodies a similarly civil libertarian perspective. 2004 H. Kennedy Just Law (2005) 12 The challenge for civil libertarians is that authoritarians always have the best rhetoric. < as lemmas |
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