liberty
liberty
nounDefinition of LIBERTY
1
the power, right, or opportunity to choose <he doesn't want to go to the sales conference, but he doesn't have that liberty>
Synonyms alternative, discretion, druthers [dialect], election, liberty, option, pick, preference, selection, volition, way
Related Words determination, free will, will; say, voice, vote; inclination, liking, partiality, penchant, predilection, proclivity, propensity, tendency; discernment, judgment (or judgement), perspicacity
2
the state of being free from the control or power of another <the hope that the country's first-ever elections will usher in a new era of liberty and respect for the rule of law>
Synonyms autonomy, independence, independency, liberty, self-determination, self-governance, self-government, sovereignty (also sovranty)
Near Antonyms captivity, enchainment, enslavement, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration, internment, subjugation
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