liberationnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌlɪb.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌlɪb.əˈreɪ.ʃən/C1 an occasion when something or someone is released or made free:
the liberation of France from Nazi occupation
Leaving school was such a liberation for me.
used to refer to activities connected with removing the disadvantages experienced by particular groups within society:
the women's liberation (informal lib) movement
animal liberation organizations
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- The speech praised those who had displayed gallantry in the liberation of their country.
- They are fighting for a cause - the liberation of their people.
- Having more money was a real liberation for him.
- We are fighting for liberation from tyranny.
- He worked for the liberation of slaves.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Freedom to act
- (as) free as a bird idiom
- at will idiom
- autonomous
- autonomy
- be a law unto yourself idiom
- free hand
- free rein idiom
- free spirit
- free time
- free-form
- hold
- independent
- indie
- liberty
- me time
- no holds barred idiom
- no holds barred
- paddle your own canoe idiom
- permissive
- volunteer
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