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liberalist

DEFINITIONS OF: liberalist

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n a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties

Synonyms:
liberal, progressive
Antonyms:
conservative, conservativist
a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
Types:
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armchair liberal
a person of liberal ideals who takes no action to realize them
latitudinarian
a person who is broad-minded and tolerant (especially in standards of religious belief and conduct)
neoliberal
a liberal who subscribes to neoliberalism
pluralist
someone who believes that distinct ethnic or cultural or religious groups can exist together in society
Whig
a member of the political party that urged social reform in 18th and 19th century England; was the opposition party to the Tories
Type of:
adult, grownup
a fully developed person from maturity onward
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