liberalism

Noun

Meaning

Liberal principles; the principles and methods of the liberals in politics or religion; specifically, the principles of the Liberal party.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

left liberal whig understanding acceptance tolerance charity socialism patience kindness indulgence benevolence clemency radicalism leniency

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Antonyms

prejudice conservatism intolerance rigidity austerity harshness

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Hypernyms

ideology economic theory political theory political orientation

Hyponyms

neoliberalism

Phrases with the word

supporters of liberalism

Examples

According to Plenge, the "ideas of 1789" that included rights of man, democracy, individualism and liberalism were being rejected in favor of "the ideas of 1914" that included "German values" of duty, discipline, law, and order. Source: Internet

After the election if you want to rebuild liberalism get out of the Democratic Party and build your own party. Source: Internet

After the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815), feudalism fell away and liberalism and nationalism clashed with reaction. Source: Internet

Alan Ryan, John Dewey and the high tide of American liberalism (1997). Source: Internet

Aliaksei Kazharski, a researcher at Comenius University in Bratislava, wrote in that since the 2013 European migrant crisis, political elites in these countries have been building new identities to counter the liberalism of Western Europe. Source: Internet

All in the name of progressive liberalism, of course. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

liberalised liberaliser liberalish liberalist liberalistic liberalitis