Libertarian

Small-government party supporter

A Libertarian is a member or supporter of the Libertarian Party, a political organization in the United States founded in 1971.

The party advocates minimal government, free markets, and civil liberties: The Libertarian candidate won three percent of the vote.

As an adjective, it describes positions or policies associated with the party: the Libertarian platform. (Lowercase libertarian is the broader political philosophy.)

party

third-party

External, uninvolved entity

primary · nomination · ticket

policy

deregulation

Removing governmental business restrictions

Categories
Opposites
political ideology - state power

Libertarianauthoritarian

Favoring absolute control

totalitarian · statist · collectivist · communist · fascist

economic philosophy

Libertariancollectivist

Advocate for group primacy

socialist · communist · Marxist · communitarian · interventionist

personal freedom orientation

Libertarianauthoritarian

Favoring absolute control

paternalist · social conservative · prohibitionist · moralist · traditionalist

Phrases
Family

libertarianism, libertarians

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Abstract · Rated G