libˈeralist noun and adjective

liberalistˈic adjective

liberality /-alˈi-ti/ noun

1. The quality of being liberal
2. Generosity
3. Magnanimity, broad-mindedness or nobleness of mind
4. Candour
5. Freedom from prejudice

liberalīzāˈtion or liberalīsāˈtion noun

libˈeralize or libˈeralise transitive verb and intransitive verb

To make or become liberal or enlightened

libˈerally adverb

libˈeralness noun

liberal arts plural noun

1. The studies that make up a liberal education
2. In the Middle Ages, the trivium and quadrivium

liberal democracy noun (politics)

A state or system which combines the right to individual freedom with the right to representative government

Liberal Democrat noun

A member of the Liberal Democrats (formerly called Social and Liberal Democrats), a UK political party formed in 1988 from the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party

Liberal Party noun

1. In the UK, the political party which emerged, as successors to the Whigs, in the mid 19c, splitting into two factions in 1988, the larger and more influential group forming, together with the SDP, the Liberal Democrats
2. In Australia and Canada, one of the major political parties
3. Generally, a party advocating democratic reform and individual liberty

Liberal Unionists plural noun

A section of the Liberal Party that opposed Gladstone's Home Rule policy (1886) and joined the Conservatives