freedom of speech

noun phrase

: the legal right to express one's opinions freely

Examples of freedom of speech in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Freedom From Want was meant to illustrate our food abundance—by far the most concrete freedom, what with the others being freedom of speech, freedom from fear, and freedom of worship. —Daisy Rockwell, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025

That bid raised concerns in the UK over the UAE’s freedom of speech track-record and in 2024, the government passed legislation restricting foreign ownership of British media assets, effectively banning RedBird IMI’s ownership. —Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2025

These attacks have highlighted the increasingly fraught relationship between politics and entertainment, and concerns about freedom of speech. —Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025

In a lengthy statement provided to Fox News Digital, UC Berkeley strongly condemned all violence and threats that may chill freedom of speech. —Stephen Sorace , Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2025

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Legal Definition

freedom of speech

: the right to express information, ideas, and opinions free of government restrictions based on content and subject only to reasonable limitations (as the power of the government to avoid a clear and present danger) especially as guaranteed by the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution see also free speech compare censorship, prior restraint