liberation

lib·er·a·tion

L0149300 (lĭb′ə-rā′shən)n.1. The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.2. The act or process of trying to achieve equal rights and status.

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lib′er·a′tion·ist n.

liberation

(ˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən) n1. a liberating or being liberated2. (Sociology) 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. ˌliberˈationist n, adj

lib•er•a•tion

(ˌlɪb əˈreɪ ʃən)

n. 1. the act of liberating or the state of being liberated. 2. the gaining of equal rights or full social or economic opportunities for a particular group: gay liberation. 3. the gaining of protection from abuse or exploitation: animal liberation; children's liberation. [1400–50; late Middle English < Latin] lib`er•a′tion•ist, n., adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	liberation - the act of liberating someone or somethingfreeing, releaseaccomplishment, achievement - the action of accomplishing somethingjail delivery - the use of force to liberate prisonersderegulating, deregulation - the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations)relief - the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged; "he asked for troops for the relief of Atlanta"disentanglement, extrication, unsnarling, untangling - the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled conditionemancipation - freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor childclearing - the act of freeing from suspicionmanumission - the formal act of freeing from slavery; "he believed in the manumission of the slaves"parole - (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied withprobation - (law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them; a defendant found guilty of a crime is released by the court without imprisonment subject to conditions imposed by the court; "probation is part of the sentencing process"
	2.	liberation - the attempt to achieve equal rights or status; "she worked for women's liberation"attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"
	3.	liberation - the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)dismission, sacking, dismissal, firing, release, discharge, sacksuperannuation - the act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension)ending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"conge, congee - an abrupt and unceremonious dismissalremoval - dismissal from officedeactivation, inactivation - breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)honorable discharge - a discharge from the armed forces with a commendable recorddishonorable discharge - a discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder)Section Eight - a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable

liberation

nounThe state of not being in confinement or servitude:emancipation, freedom, liberty, manumission.

Translations

解放

liberate

(ˈlibəreit) verb to set free. The prisoners were liberated by the new government. 解放, 釋放 解放，释放 libeˈration noun 解放 解放ˈliberator noun 解放者 解放者

liberation

→ 解放zhCN