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[ lib -er-tee ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈlɪb ər ti / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun, plural lib·er·ties. freedom from arbitrary or despotic government or control.
freedom from external or foreign rule; independence.
freedom from control, interference, obligation, restriction, hampering conditions, etc.; power or right of doing, thinking, speaking, etc., according to choice.
freedom from captivity, confinement, or physical restraint: The prisoner soon regained his liberty.
permission granted to a sailor, especially in the navy, to go ashore.
freedom or right to frequent or use a place: The visitors were given the liberty of the city.
unwarranted or impertinent freedom in action or speech, or a form or instance of it: to take liberties.
a female figure personifying freedom from despotism.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Idioms for libertyat liberty , free from captivity or restraint. unemployed; out of work. free to do or be as specified: You are at liberty to leave at any time during the meeting. Origin of liberty 1325–75; Middle English liberte, from Middle French, from Latin lībertās, equivalent to līber “free” + -tās -ty2
SYNONYMS FOR liberty 4 liberation.
6 franchise, permission, license, privilege, immunity.
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synonym study for liberty 1-4, 7 . See freedom.
Words nearby liberty Libertas, liberté, égalité, fraternité, liberticide, libertine, libertinism, liberty , Liberty Bell, Liberty bodice, Liberty bond, liberty cap, liberty hall
Definition for liberty (2 of 2) [ lib -er-tee ] SHOW IPA
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Example sentences from the Web for liberty As the public school we are not at liberty to provide that information.
The Learning Curve: San Diego Unified Is Terrified of Kids Opting Out | Will Huntsberry| September 10, 2020| Voice of San Diego
Women and men who believed so fiercely in the promise of equality, liberty , and justice for all.
Why Kamala Harris’s Big Night was bittersweet | Claire Zillman, reporter| August 20, 2020| Fortune
The pandemic has accelerated this attrition of individual liberties.
Covid-19 and the geopolitics of American decline | Katie McLean| August 19, 2020| MIT Technology Review
The challenge has always been to balance our national security needs while protecting civil liberties.
Congressional Dems: New Surveillance Bill Strikes Right Balance | Jesse Marx| June 22, 2020| Voice of San Diego
Minority groups have, for the most part, gone along with restrictions on their liberty for the sake of the health of all.
Epidemics Have Often Led To Discrimination Against Minorities – This Time Is No Different | LGBTQ-Editor| June 9, 2020| No Straight News
At this point Marvin gives his Liberty Valance smile, the kind that makes you wish you could disintegrate in front of him.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile | Robert Ward| January 3, 2015| DAILY BEAST
The first day of Liberty , I was hanging around waiting for Ford to come in.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile | Robert Ward| January 3, 2015| DAILY BEAST
But Liberty is always dipping his shoulder, whirling around.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile | Robert Ward| January 3, 2015| DAILY BEAST
We are looking forward to working closely with this champion of liberty .
Vaclav Klaus, Libertarian Hero, Has His Wings Clipped by Cato Institute | James Kirchick| December 22, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Whichever way forward works, it needs to happen, so that “liberty and just for all” actually means “all.”
State of LGBT Rights: Married on Sunday, but Fired on Monday | Gene Robinson| December 14, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Would not that indefinite expression, the liberty of the press, extend to the justification of every possible publication?
A Collection of Essays and Fugitiv Writings | Noah Webster
It is very simple: Texas, wearied with the incessantly renewed exactions of Mexico, has revolted to gain its liberty .
The White Scalper | Gustave Aimard
If he was disqualified from being one of the twelve, he was not debarred from liberty to serve.
Studies in the Epistle of James | A. T. Robertson
Liberty commensurate and identical with Order,—this is the only reality of government and politics.
Anarchism and Socialism | George Plechanoff
Young de Cressi can draw a bow; let him fight amongst the archers and have liberty to join the men-at-arms when the time comes.
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British Dictionary definitions for liberty noun plural -ties the power of choosing, thinking, and acting for oneself; freedom from control or restriction
the right or privilege of access to a particular place; freedom
(often plural) a social action regarded as being familiar, forward, or improper
(often plural) an action that is unauthorized or unwarranted in the circumstances he took liberties with the translation
authorized leave granted to a sailor (as modifier ) liberty man ; liberty boat at liberty free, unoccupied, or unrestricted
take liberties to be overfamiliar or overpresumptuous (with)
take the liberty to venture or presume (to do something)
SEE MORE SEE LESS Word Origin for liberty C14: from Old French liberté, from Latin lībertās, from līber free
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Idioms and Phrases with liberty see at liberty; take the liberty of.
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Words related to liberty birthright, right, dispensation, rest, franchise, deliverance, sanction, self-government, autonomy, decision, prerogative, liberation, privilege, sovereignty, enlightenment, authorization, self-determination, permission, leisure, choice