lib

noun

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\ ˈlib

plural libs

Definition of lib

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : liberation sense 2

2 informal

a : a politically liberal person : liberal entry 2 sense c The reason Obama keeps tilting left is that so many independents have dumped him and he has almost no chance of getting them back. So energizing libs for a massive turnout is his next-best hope.— Michael Goodwin

b Lib; plural Libs : a member or supporter of a Liberal political party : liberal entry 2 sense b Like their Labor counterparts, many young Libs found willing political patronage and slipped seamlessly onto the payrolls of MPs and some eventually entered Parliament themselves, to play politics on a bigger field.— George Morgan

lib

abbreviation

Definition of lib (Entry 2 of 2)

1 liberal

2 librarian, library

Examples of lib in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Limbaugh replaced him and was soon developing his ad-lib style — but one constrained by the Federal Communications Commission's fairness doctrine. — Star Tribune, "Rush Limbaugh, talk radio's conservative provocateur, dies at 70," 17 Feb. 2021 Modern robots can use machine learning to ad-lib on instruments including the flute and drums. — Shi En Kim, Scientific American, "This Robot Can Rap—Really," 4 Dec. 2020 And if that's the case for lib, it's got to be the case for /bin, too, oddly enough. — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, "You’re saying it wrong: How to say oft-mispronounced tech terms," 22 May 2020 Yoshimura, an adept ad-lib speaker who has frequently appeared on television throughout the pandemic, was ranked highest in a Nikkei survey asking respondents to rate regional leaders’ steps to tackle the coronavirus. — Gearoid Reidy, Bloomberg.com, "Tokyo Discusses Reopening as Virus Cases Drop to Single Digits," 15 May 2020 Big Sean is his signature ad-lib personified, slinging out some of his best lyrical work in a minute, *Big Sean Voice* boi. — Billboard Staff, Billboard, "Five Burning Questions: Billboard Staffers Discuss Lil Wayne's 'Funeral' Debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200," 11 Feb. 2020 Buttigieg’s speech, on the other hand, resembled a kind of mad-lib speech in which none of the blanks had been filled. — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, "Creepy Pete," 7 Feb. 2020 Trump’s signature campaign rallies and polarizing routine are more ad-lib political commentary than standard stump speeches. — David M. Drucker, Washington Examiner, "Trump gives Republican establishment the political rally it always wanted," 5 Feb. 2020 The most important ad-lib that made it into the show Compared with Schur’s other shows, The Good Place featured little ad-libbing from the cast during filming. — Dan Snierson, EW.com, "The Good Bye: The Good Place creator Mike Schur looks back on four seasons of magic and morality," 30 Jan. 2020

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