lib

noun

\ ˈlib

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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

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Definition of lib (Entry 2 of 2)

1 liberal

2 librarian, library

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The first known use of lib was in 1970

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