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   liberalism

   /ˈlɪb(ə)rəlɪz(ə)m/

   noun

   • 1. willingness to respect or accept behaviour or opinions different from one's own; openness to new ideas: "one of the basic tenets of liberalism is tolerance"
   • ▪ the holding of political views that are socially progressive and promote social welfare: "the borough prides itself on being a great bastion of liberalism and diversity"
   • ▪ the belief that many traditional beliefs are dispensable, invalidated by modern thought, or liable to change.
   • 2. a political and social philosophy that promotes individual rights, civil liberties, democracy, and free enterprise: "representative democracy operates under the principles of classical liberalism"
   • 3. the doctrine of a Liberal Party or (in the UK) the Liberal Democrats: "working-class support for Liberalism"

   Derivatives

   • 1. liberalist noun
   • 2. liberalistic adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

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