Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - liberal
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Liberal
liberal
~1 adj 1 willing to understand and respect other people's ideas, opinions, and feelings (Young people nowadays take a more liberal attitude towards sexuality.) 2 supporting or allowing gradual political and social changes (a more liberal policy on issues of crime and punishment) 3 given in large amounts (a liberal supply of drinks) 4 generous with your money 5 not exact (a liberal interpretation of the original play) 6 liberal education a kind of education which encourages you to develop a large range of interests and knowledge and respect for other people's opinions ~2 n someone with liberal opinions or principles (a society dominated by white bourgeois liberals) ~3 n someone who supports or belongs to the former liberal party or the liberal democrats in Britain - Liberal adj
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(liberals) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Someone who has liberal views believes people should have a lot of freedom in deciding how to behave and think. She is known to have liberal views on divorce and contraception. ADJ: usu ADJ n • Liberal is also a noun. ...a nation of free-thinking liberals. N-COUNT 2. A liberal system allows people or organizations a lot of political or economic freedom. ...a liberal democracy with a multiparty political system... They favour liberal free-market policies. ADJ: usu ADJ n • Liberal is also a noun. These kinds of price controls go against all the financial principles of the free market liberals. N-COUNT 3. A Liberal politician or voter is a member of a Liberal Party or votes for a Liberal Party. The Liberal leader has announced his party’s withdrawal from the ruling coalition. ADJ: ADJ n • Liberal is also a noun. The Liberals hold twenty-three seats in parliament. N-COUNT 4. Liberal means giving, using, or taking a lot of something, or existing in large quantities. As always he is liberal with his jokes... She made liberal use of her elder sister’s make-up and clothes. ADJ: oft ADJ with n • liberally Chemical products were used liberally over agricultural land. ADV: ADV with v ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin ~is suitable for a freeman, generous, from liber free; perhaps akin to Old English leodan to grow, Greek eleutheros free Date: 14th century 1. a. of, relating to, or based on the ~ arts ~ education b. archaic of or befitting a man of free birth 2. a. marked by generosity ; openhanded a ~ giver b. given or provided in a generous and openhanded way a ~ meal c. ample, full 3. obsolete lacking moral restraint ; licentious 4. not literal or strict ; loose a ~ translation 5. broad-minded; especially not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or traditional forms 6. a. of, favoring, or based upon the principles of ~ism b. capitalized of or constituting a political party advocating or associated with the principles of political ~ism; especially of or constituting a political party in the United Kingdom associated with ideals of individual especially economic freedom, greater individual participation in government, and constitutional, political, and administrative reforms designed to secure these objectives • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun Synonyms: ~, generous, bountiful, munificent mean giving or given freely and unstintingly. ~ suggests openhandedness in the giver and largeness in the thing or amount given a teacher ~ with her praise. generous stresses warmhearted readiness to give more than size or importance of the gift a generous offer of help. bountiful suggests lavish, unremitting giving or providing children spoiled by bountiful presents. munificent suggests a scale of giving appropriate to lords or princes a munificent foundation grant. II. noun Date: 1820 a person who is ~: as a. one who is open-minded or not strict in the observance of orthodox, traditional, or established forms or ways b. capitalized a member or supporter of a ~ political party c. an advocate or adherent of ~ism especially in individual rights ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. & n. --adj. 1 given freely; ample, abundant. 2 (often foll. by of) giving freely, generous, not sparing. 3 open-minded, not prejudiced. 4 not strict or rigorous; (of interpretation) not literal. 5 for general broadening of the mind, not professional or technical (liberal studies). 6 a favouring individual liberty, free trade, and moderate political and social reform. b (Liberal) of or characteristic of Liberals or a Liberal Party. 7 Theol. regarding many traditional beliefs as dispensable, invalidated by modern thought, or liable to change (liberal Protestant; liberal Judaism). --n. 1 a person of liberal views. 2 (Liberal) a supporter or member of a Liberal Party. Phrases and idioms liberal arts 1 US the arts as distinct from science and technology. 2 hist. the medieval trivium and quadrivium. Liberal Democrat (in the UK) a member of a party (formerly the Social and Liberal Democrats) formed from the Liberal Party and members of the Social Democratic Party. Liberal Party a political party advocating liberal policies. Usage In the UK the name was discontinued in official use in 1988, when the party regrouped with others to form the Social and Liberal Democrats (see Liberal Democrat). Derivatives liberalism n. liberalist n. liberalistic adj. liberally adv. liberalness n. Etymology: ME, orig. = befitting a free man, f. OF f. L liberalis f. liber free (man) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. сущ. 1) либерал, сторонник либерализма 2) член партии либералов, либерал (особ. в Великобритании) 2. прил. 1) либеральный, свободомыслящий 2) щедрый 3) гуманитарный 4) свободный - Liberal Government - liberal arts - liberal education - liberal share ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. либерал, человек либеральных убеждений; сторонник либерализма 2. (L.) член партии либералов, либерал (особ. в Великобритании) 3. с широкими взглядами; свободомыслящий; не связанный предрассудками 4. либеральный; прогрессивный, передовой (о взглядах и т. п.) 5. щедрый, великодушный liberal in praise —- щедрый на похвалы to be a liberal giver —- щедро давать, дарить, жертвовать to be liberal of promises —- не скупиться на обещания the magazines were liberal with their space for his articles —- в журналах не жалели места для его статей 6. обильный, щедрый, богатый liberal helping —- солидная порция liberal gift —- щедрый (богатый) подарок liberal table —- обильный стол; широкое гостеприимство liberal share —- большая доля to make liberal provision for one's family —- полностью обеспечить свою семью 7. гуманитарный liberal education —- гуманитарное образование; широкое общее образование 8. (L.) либеральный, состоящий из членов либеральной партии the L. government —- правительство либералов 9. свободный, вольный, небуквальный liberal interpretation —- вольное толкование 10. уст. распущенный; разнузданный 11. тех. с запасом (прочности и т. п.) 12. уст. присущий или подобающий свободному человеку, особ. дворянину ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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translation вольный перевод LIBERAL education гуманитарное образование LIBERAL professions свободные профессии LIBERAL 1. adj. 1) щедрый, обильный 2) великодушный 3) свободный от предрассудков; свободомыслящий 4) гуманитарный; - liberal arts - liberal education 5) небуквальный, вольный; - liberal translation 6) (Liberal) polit. либеральный Syn: see generous 2. noun 1) либерал 2) (Liberal) polit. член партии либералов, либерал LIBERAL arts гуманитарные науки; ...Англо-русский словарь
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- early 14c., from O.Fr. liberal "befitting free men, noble, generous," from L. liberalis "noble, generous," from liber "free." The liberal arts (14c. in Eng.) were the seven attainments considered worthy of free men, a translation of L. artes liberales. Sense of "free from prejudice, tolerant" emerged 1776-88; the purely political sense is c.1801, from Fr. libйral, applied by its opponents (with suggestions of foreign lawlessness) to the party favorable to individual political freedoms. Liberalism is 1819. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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