One definition of liberal is anything that is not conservative. For example, the American Heritage Dictionary includes this definition of "liberal":<ref>Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/liberal</ref>
One definition of liberal is anything that is not conservative. For example, the American Heritage Dictionary includes this definition of "liberal":<ref>Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/liberal</ref>
: Not limited to or by established, traditional, orthodox, or authoritarian attitudes, views, or dogmas ...
: Not limited to or by established, traditional, orthodox, or authoritarian attitudes, views, or dogmas ...
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Another definition is a liberal is the opposite of a [[prodigal]]; where a liberal consumes resources on others, a prodigal consumes his own resources on himself.