liberal : Idioms & Phrases

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armchair liberal

  • noun a person of liberal ideals who takes no action to realize them
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liberal arts

  • noun studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
    arts; humanistic discipline; humanities.
    • the college of arts and sciences
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liberal democrat party

  • noun a political party in Great Britain; formerly the Liberal Party; advocates reforms and improvement of the conditions of working people
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Liberal education

  • education that enlarges and disciplines the mind and makes it master of its own powers, irrespective of the particular business or profession one may follow.
Webster 1913

liberal party

  • noun a political party in Australia, Canada, and other nations, and formerly in Great Britain
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The liberal arts

  • . See under Art.
Webster 1913