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| − | A liberal in the early 1800s in Europe was one who favored more powerful elected assemblies. The term was common in France shortly after the French Revolution.
| + | The term "liberal" comes from the aftermath of the French Revolution, where it meant someone who advocated more powerful elected assemblies. |
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| − | The American Heritage Dictionary defines Liberal as -
| + | "Liberal" today means the rejection of individual responsibility and traditional religious and economic principles in favor of a collectivism, particularly in the United States, Canada and Great Britain. Examples of liberal beliefs include: |
| − | lib·er·al (lĭb'ər-əl, lĭb'rəl) Pronunciation Key
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| − | adj.
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| − | 1. Not limited to or by established, traditional, orthodox, or authoritarian attitudes, views, or dogmas; free from bigotry.
| + | - taxpayer funding of abortion |
| − | 2. Favoring proposals for reform, open to new ideas for progress, and tolerant of the ideas and behavior of others; broad-minded.
| + | - prohibiting prayer in school |
| − | 3. Of, relating to, or characteristic of liberalism.
| + | - distributing wealth from the rich to the poor |
| − | 4. Liberal Of, designating, or characteristic of a political party founded on or associated with principles of social and political liberalism, especially in Great Britain, Canada, and the United States.
| + | - social programs to rehabilitate criminals |
| − | 5. Tending to give freely; generous: a liberal benefactor.
| + | - same-sex marriage |
| − | 6. Generous in amount; ample: a liberal serving of potatoes.
| + | - amnesty for illegal aliens |
| − | 7. Archaic Permissible or appropriate for a person of free birth; befitting a lady or gentleman.
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| − | 8. Obsolete ; Morally unrestrained; licentious.
| + | The American Heritage Dictionary includes this definition of "liberal":<ref>Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/liberal</ref> |
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| − | 1. Tending to give freely; generous: a liberal benefactor.
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| − | 2. Generous in amount; ample: a liberal serving of potatoes.
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| − | 3. Archaic Permissible or appropriate for a person of free birth; befitting a lady or gentleman.
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| − | 4. Obsolete Morally unrestrained; licentious.
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| − | 3. Not strict or literal; loose or approximate: a liberal translation.
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| − | 4. Of, relating to, or based on the traditional arts and sciences of a college or university curriculum: a liberal education.
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| − | 1. Archaic Permissible or appropriate for a person of free birth; befitting a lady or gentleman.
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| − | 2. Obsolete Morally unrestrained; licentious.
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| + | :Not limited to or by established, traditional, orthodox, or authoritarian attitudes, views, or dogmas ... |
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| − | 1. A person with liberal ideas or opinions.
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| − | 2. Liberal A member of a Liberal political party.
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| − | "liberal." The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. 22 Feb. 2007. <ref>Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/liberal</ref>
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