Liberal
Centre-left party supporter
A Liberal is a member or supporter of a political party called the Liberal Party, found in countries including Canada, Australia, and the UK.
In Canada, the Liberal Party is one of two major parties and has historically occupied the center or center-left.
In Australia, confusingly, the Liberal Party is the main center-right party.
The Liberals won a majority government. (Lowercase liberal describes the general political philosophy or generous amounts.)
Favoring reform and innovation
- left-wingPolitically liberal or radical
- DemocratBlue party supporter
- LabourBritish left-leaning party
- reformistAdvocate for gradual change
centrist · moderate · social democrat · libertarian · Whig · free-market · civil liberties · welfare state
Receptive to different ideas
- acceptingWilling to receive
- broad-mindedReceptive to differing views
- permissiveTolerant, lacking strictness
- understandingMental comprehension of something
inclusive · nonjudgmental · unprejudiced · freethinking · cosmopolitan · enlightened · progressive · pluralistic
Existing in great quantity
- plentifulExisting in abundance
- lavishAbundant beyond necessity
- ampleFully sufficient, even excessive
- bountifulPlentiful and generous
copious · giving · open-handed · munificent · free-flowing · unstinting · magnanimous · charitable
Study of culture
- artsCreative disciplines collectively
- well-roundedDeveloped in many areas
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
- interdisciplinaryCombining distinct fields
critical thinking · Socratic · philosophy · rhetoric · literature · history · civic · intellectual
progressive
Favoring reform and innovation
reformist · centrist · moderate · social democrat · libertarian · Whig · free-market · civil liberties · welfare state · egalitarian
open-minded
Receptive to different ideas
- acceptingWilling to receive
- broad-mindedReceptive to differing views
- permissiveTolerant, lacking strictness
understanding · inclusive · nonjudgmental · unprejudiced · freethinking · cosmopolitan · enlightened · progressive · pluralistic · flexible
abundant
Existing in great quantity
bountiful · copious · giving · open-handed · munificent · free-flowing · unstinting · magnanimous · charitable · profuse
humanities
Study of culture
- artsCreative disciplines collectively
- well-roundedDeveloped in many areas
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
interdisciplinary · critical thinking · Socratic · philosophy · rhetoric · literature · history · civic · intellectual · breadth
loose
Not firmly secured
nonliteral · expansive · relaxed · elastic · generous · approximate · imprecise · lenient · adaptive · creative
- UK PoliticsHouse of Commons, House of Lords, MP, Tory, Downing Street
- KansasWichita, Dodge City, Lawrence, Topeka, Kansas City
- Southwest KansasDodge City, Ulysses, Syracuse, Meade, Ashland
- Mid-MissouriJefferson City, Columbia, Fulton, Boonville, Lake of the Ozarks
- FaithsChristians, Catholics, Buddhists, Hindus, Jews
- StaatWahl, Bundestag, Bundesrat
Liberalconservative
Cautious about altering customs
right-wing · reactionary · traditionalist · Tory · Republican
Liberalstingy
Unwilling to spend freely
miserly · meager · sparing · parsimonious · tight-fisted
Liberalintolerant
Rejecting differing beliefs
conservative · narrow-minded · bigoted · closed-minded · illiberal
- Statue of LibertyIsland colossus near Manhattan
- Sons of LibertyRevolutionary-era resistance movement
- liberal artsNon-vocational higher education
- at libertyFree from confinement
- take the libertyAct without authorization
- Liberty BellCracked American independence symbol
liberty, liberate, liberation, liberator, liberalism, liberals, illiberal, libertine, liberalize