A liberal is someone on the left wing of politics the opposite of a conservative. Also, a liberal attitude toward anything means more tolerance for change. <\/p>\n
There are many meanings for liberal, but they mostly have to do with freedom and openness to change. A teacher with a liberal policy toward attendance is going to be forgiving of missed days. A bank with a liberal attitude toward your money would probably be bad: some things are awful if they're loose and free. But no one will give you a hard time if you use a liberal amount of catsup on your fries. <\/p>\n
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showing or characterized by broad-mindedness <\/p>\n
a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties <\/p>\n
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given or giving freely <\/p>\n
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Full Definitions of liberal <\/p>\n
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of or belonging to the political or intellectual left <\/p>\n
having or showing active concern for protection of civil liberties protected by law <\/p>\n
having or demonstrating belief in the essential goodness of man and the autonomy of the individual; favoring civil and political liberties, government by law with the consent of the governed, and protection from arbitrary authority <\/p>\n
having or showing belief in the need for economic growth in addition to traditional liberalistic values <\/p>\n
favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) <\/p>\n
under group or government control <\/p>\n
of or relating to a welfare state <\/p>\n
of or belonging to the political or intellectual left <\/p>\n
resistant to change <\/p>\n
pompously ultraconservative and nationalistic <\/p>\n
conservative in professional manner <\/p>\n
old-fashioned and out of date <\/p>\n
stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded <\/p>\n
extremely conservative <\/p>\n
adhering to what is commonly accepted <\/p>\n
of or belonging to the political or intellectual right <\/p>\n
a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas <\/p>\n
a person of liberal ideals who takes no action to realize them <\/p>\n
a person who is broad-minded and tolerant (especially in standards of religious belief and conduct) <\/p>\n
a liberal who subscribes to neoliberalism <\/p>\n
someone who believes that distinct ethnic or cultural or religious groups can exist together in society <\/p>\n
a member of the political party that urged social reform in 18th and 19th century England; was the opposition party to the Tories <\/p>\n
a fully developed person from maturity onward <\/p>\n
a fully developed person from maturity onward <\/p>\n
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