libertarian
noun
lib·er·tar·i·an ˌli-bər-ˈter-ē-ən 
-ˈte-rē-
1
: an advocate of the doctrine of free will
2
a
: a person who upholds the principles of individual liberty especially of thought and action
b
capitalized : a member of a political party advocating libertarian principles
libertarian adjective
libertarianism
ˌli-bər-ˈter-ē-ə-ˌni-zəm
noun -ˈte-rē-
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The longtime government minister has marketed herself as a libertarian in the mold of former Conservative leader Margaret Thatcher. 
Max Colchester, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022 The Georgia Public Policy Foundation, a libertarian-leaning think tank, agreed with him. Ariel Hart, ajc, 19 Aug. 2022 That should mean more health insurance plans to choose from, said Chris Denson, director of policy and research at the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, a libertarian-leaning think tank. Ariel Hart, ajc, 29 July 2022 If a liberal and a libertarian can find solid common ground, who among us has an excuse not to join them? Tamar Haspel, Washington Post, 3 June 2022 Polis, a libertarian-leaning Democrat who made a fortune as an internet entrepreneur in the 1990s, has high hopes for blockchain technology. Gilad Edelman, Wired, 25 Feb. 2022 O'Rourke was an outspoken conservative libertarian and a fellow at the Cato Institute. Grayson Quay, The Week, 15 Feb. 2022 From the article: For now, the effort is focused on outside groups, especially free market and libertarian-leaning organizations, many of which Meta supports financially. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2022 Youngkin’s message resonates deeply with Morales, a libertarian who has voted for Democrats such as Obama and Northam in the past, and backed Trump in last year’s presidential race. Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2021 See More
Max Colchester, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022 The Georgia Public Policy Foundation, a libertarian-leaning think tank, agreed with him. Ariel Hart, ajc, 19 Aug. 2022 That should mean more health insurance plans to choose from, said Chris Denson, director of policy and research at the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, a libertarian-leaning think tank. Ariel Hart, ajc, 29 July 2022 If a liberal and a libertarian can find solid common ground, who among us has an excuse not to join them? Tamar Haspel, Washington Post, 3 June 2022 Polis, a libertarian-leaning Democrat who made a fortune as an internet entrepreneur in the 1990s, has high hopes for blockchain technology. Gilad Edelman, Wired, 25 Feb. 2022 O'Rourke was an outspoken conservative libertarian and a fellow at the Cato Institute. Grayson Quay, The Week, 15 Feb. 2022 From the article: For now, the effort is focused on outside groups, especially free market and libertarian-leaning organizations, many of which Meta supports financially. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2022 Youngkin’s message resonates deeply with Morales, a libertarian who has voted for Democrats such as Obama and Northam in the past, and backed Trump in last year’s presidential race. Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing libertarian
libertarians
noun
as in libertines
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- libertines
- immoralists
- misbehavers
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- moralists
- puritans
- prudes
- bluenoses
- moralizers
- wowsers
- nice nellies
- Mrs. Grundys
- goody-goodies
- for openers
- for ourselves
- for practical purposes
- for print
- for process
- for quite some time
- for real
- for rent
- for review
- for safekeeping
- for sale
- for services rendered
- for short
- for show
- for simplicity's sake
- for size
- for some reason
- for some reason or another
- for some reason or other
- for some strange reason
- for some time
- for some/whatever reason
- for someone's eyes only
- for someone's information
- for someone's liking