the seeking of equal status or just treatment for or on behalf of any group believed to be discriminated against
women's liberation
animal liberation
Derived forms
liberationist (ˌliberˈationist)
noun, adjective
liberation in American English
(ˌlɪbərˈeɪʃən)
noun
1.
a liberating or being liberated
2. US
the securing of equal social and economic rights
women's liberation movement
Derived forms
liberationist (ˌliberˈationist)
noun
Examples of 'liberation' in a sentence
liberation
This is what he meant when he offered to help " national liberation movements".
Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)
The similarities to liberation theology are striking.
Christianity Today (2000)
The contrast with modern national liberation movements elsewhere is telling.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The editorial presents liberation theology as over and done with.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
National liberation movements rarely survive unscathed once they have taken over as the ruling political party.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Elsewhere this is known as liberation theology.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Both women became military symbols of national liberation.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It will signal the country 's artistic liberation to the world.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In this way the Italians had actively assisted in the liberation of their country.
Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)
The infamous conflict over liberation theology during the 1980s is harder to assess.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
Others would argue that no such distinction can be drawn and that trade unions should be closely linked to the national liberation movement.
Tomlinson, Richard Urbanization in Post-Apartheid South Africa (1990)
Liberation theology had been more right than wrong, he began to conclude.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
A harrowing account of an unfinished documentary about the liberation of concentration camps.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
A brutal regime is crushing a national liberation movement.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Synonyms of 'liberation'
freeing, release, freedom, liberty
More Synonyms of liberation
In other languages
liberation
British English: liberation /ˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən/ NOUN
The liberation of a place or the people in it means the freeing of them from the political or military control of another country, area, or group of people.
...the desire for national liberation.
American English: liberation
Arabic: تَـحْرِيرٌ
Brazilian Portuguese: liberação
Chinese: 解放
Croatian: oslobođenje
Czech: osvobození
Danish: befrielse
Dutch: bevrijding
European Spanish: liberación
Finnish: vapautus
French: libération
German: Befreiung
Greek: απελευθέρωση
Italian: liberazione
Japanese: 解放
Korean: 해방
Norwegian: frigjøring
Polish: wyzwolenie
European Portuguese: liberação
Romanian: liberare
Russian: освобождение
Latin American Spanish: liberación
Swedish: frigörelse
Thai: การปลดปล่อยให้เป็นอิสระ
Turkish: önyargılardan arındırma
Ukrainian: звільнення
Vietnamese: sự giải phóng
Chinese translation of 'liberation'
liberation
(lɪbəˈreɪʃən)
n(u)
[of country, oppressed group]解放 (jiěfàng)
(noun)
Passover recalls the liberation from slavery in Egypt.
Synonyms
freeing
release
the secret negotiations necessary to secure the release of the hostages
freedom
All hostages and detainees would gain their freedom.
liberty
Three convictions meant three months' loss of liberty.
liberating
redemption
offering redemption from our sins
emancipation
the emancipation of slaves in the nineteenth century
deliverance
their sudden deliverance from war
manumission
The country's manumission began in 1762.
enfranchisement
unshackling
unfettering
Additional synonyms
in the sense of deliverance
their sudden deliverance from war
Synonyms
release,
rescue,
liberation,
salvation,
redemption,
ransom,
emancipation
in the sense of emancipation
the emancipation of slaves in the nineteenth century
Synonyms
liberation,
freedom,
freeing,
release,
liberty,
discharge,
liberating,
setting free,
letting loose,
untying,
deliverance,
unchaining,
manumission,
enfranchisement,
unshackling,
unfettering
in the sense of enfranchisement
Synonyms
freeing,
release,
freedom,
liberation,
liberating,
emancipation,
setting free,
manumission
Nearby words of
liberation
liberality
liberalize
liberate
liberation
liberator
libertarian
libertine
Synonyms of 'liberation'
liberation
Explore 'liberation' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of freedom
Definition
liberation, such as from slavery
All hostages and detainees would gain their freedom.
Synonyms
liberty,
release,
discharge,
emancipation,
deliverance,
manumission
in the sense of liberty
Definition
the right of unrestricted movement and access
Three convictions meant three months' loss of liberty.
Synonyms
freedom,
liberation,
redemption,
emancipation,
deliverance,
manumission,
enfranchisement,
unshackling,
unfettering
in the sense of manumission
The country's manumission began in 1762.
Synonyms
freeing,
release,
liberation,
emancipation,
deliverance,
unchaining,
enfranchisement
in the sense of redemption
Definition
deliverance from sin through the incarnation and death of Christ
offering redemption from our sins
Synonyms
salvation,
release,
rescue,
liberation,
ransom,
emancipation,
deliverance
in the sense of release
Definition
the act of freeing or state of being freed
the secret negotiations necessary to secure the release of the hostages