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liberal

Definitions of liberal
  1. noun
    a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
    synonyms: progresista
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    antonyms:
    bienpensante, conservador
    a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
    types:
    latitudinario
    a person who is broad-minded and tolerant (especially in standards of religious belief and conduct)
    neoliberal
    a liberal who subscribes to neoliberalism
    pluralista
    someone who believes that distinct ethnic or cultural or religious groups can exist together in society
    type of:
    adulto, mayor, persona mayor
    a fully developed person from maturity onward
  2. noun
    a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets
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    type of:
    adulto, mayor, persona mayor
    a fully developed person from maturity onward
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