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Definition of libertarian
1 : an advocate of the doctrine of free will
2a : a person who upholds the principles of individual liberty especially of thought and actionb capitalized : a member of a political party advocating libertarian principles
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Joe Buchman, Libertarian Joe Buchman, 59, is a lifelong libertarian, according to his campaign website.
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A recent study produced by the Voter Study Group found that libertarians basically don’t exist in the American body politic.
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But the truth is that the underrepresented cohort in American politics is the opposite of libertarians: people with right-wing social views who support big government on the economy.
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Human-rights groups cheered, libertarians jeered, and the international—and American—left warned that the new policy will harm Cubans and U.S. investors.
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Natsagdorj is a die-hard libertarian who finds everything about the FBI slightly creepy.
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Once only a curiosity with strong appeal to libertarians and technologists, bitcoin's supporters now include hedge fund managers, titans of industry and a former Treasury secretary.
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Civil libertarians, including the ACLU, have argued that the diagnosis has been wrongly used by law enforcement to explain deaths linked to excessive force.
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Those conservatives who flinch from supporting Trump come from differing strands of conservatism, ranging from paleoconservatives to libertarians to neo-conservatives.
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First Known Use of libertarian
1789
LIBERTARIAN Defined for English Language Learners
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: a person who believes that people should be allowed to do and say what they want without any interference from the government
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