freedom
Life without chains
Freedom is the state of being unfettered.
An individual freedom (freedom of assembly) expresses lack of government oversight or control.
The idea of freedom figures centrally in many political debates over the role of government in people’s lives.
The freedoms that concern people most, judging by usage statistics, are freedom of speech, freedom of the press, academic freedom (the right of teachers and professors to speak freely without censorship from their institutions), and religious freedom.
Control over one's fate
- choiceAct of selecting
- agencyPower to act
- self-governanceIndependent management of affairs
- independenceFreedom from external control
self-reliance · sovereignty · volition · self-direction · self-sufficiency · individualism · nonconformity · self-ownership
Protected from harm
- pardonOfficial release from punishment
- amnestyGroup pardon from authorities
- waiverFormal surrender of rights
- reprievePostponement of punishment
release · relief · absolution · acquittal · exoneration · clemency · dispensation · escape
Rule by the people
- votingFormally registering a choice
- electionsFormal choosing of officials
- republicState with elected leaders
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
parliament · suffrage · citizenship · referendum · civil-liberties · constitutionalism · representation · liberation
Same status for all
- justiceFair treatment under law
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- entitlementsLegally guaranteed benefits
- protectionGuarding against harm
fairness · dignity · franchise · privileges · legislation · advocacy · activism · redress
Movement between locations
- mobilityCapacity for movement
- migrationMovement to new territory
- bordersLines separating regions
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
visa · roaming · unrestricted · nomadic · wanderlust · exploration · passage · transit
Release from constraint
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
deliverance · transcendence · release · surrender · detachment · inner-peace · unburdened · awakening
Oral communication ability
- pressApply force downward
- censorshipOfficial content restriction
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- dissentDisagreement with authority
voice · opinion · creativity · artistic · journalism · publication · debate · satire
self-determination
Control over one's fate
- choiceAct of selecting
- agencyPower to act
- self-governanceIndependent management of affairs
independence · self-reliance · sovereignty · volition · self-direction · self-sufficiency · individualism · nonconformity · self-ownership · latitude
immunity
Protected from harm
- pardonOfficial release from punishment
- amnestyGroup pardon from authorities
- waiverFormal surrender of rights
reprieve · release · relief · absolution · acquittal · exoneration · clemency · dispensation · escape · deliverance
democracy
Rule by the people
- votingFormally registering a choice
- electionsFormal choosing of officials
- republicState with elected leaders
constitution · parliament · suffrage · citizenship · referendum · civil-liberties · constitutionalism · representation · liberation · decolonization
equality
Same status for all
- justiceFair treatment under law
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- entitlementsLegally guaranteed benefits
protection · fairness · dignity · franchise · privileges · legislation · advocacy · activism · redress · discrimination
travel
Movement between locations
passport · visa · roaming · unrestricted · nomadic · wanderlust · exploration · passage · transit · circulation
liberation
Release from constraint
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
nirvana · deliverance · transcendence · release · surrender · detachment · inner-peace · unburdened · awakening · satori
speech
Oral communication ability
- pressApply force downward
- censorshipOfficial content restriction
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
dissent · voice · opinion · creativity · artistic · journalism · publication · debate · satire · critique
- Human Experienceslove, death, birth, joy, sorrow
- topicsnature, health, sports, science, politics
- feelingsemotion, feeling, pleasure, joy, anger
- things people wantmoney, love, happiness, success, health
- abstract conceptsparadox, emotions, justice, truth, beauty
- social conceptssociety, community, equality, justice, rights
freedomimprisonment
Legal detention in jail
captivity · incarceration · confinement · internment · enslavement
freedomslavery
Ownership of people
tyranny · oppression · servitude · subjugation · bondage
freedomdependence
State of needing another
control · coercion · compulsion · subordination · obligation
- artistic freedomRight to create unrestrained
- freedom of speechProtected right to speak
- freedom movementCampaign for civil rights
- freedom of associationRight to join groups
- freed upMade accessible again
- freedom fightersArmed opponents of oppression
freed, freedoms, freedom fighter, freedmen, freedom of speech, freedom fighters, unfreedom, freedom ride, freedom of religion