freedom of speech

noun phrase

: the legal right to express one's opinions freely

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The aim is to gather students' opinions on freedom of speech, along with demographic information like gender. Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025 In contrast, courts have ruled that personal workplace complaints or gossip typically does not guarantee freedom of speech protection. Jeffrey C. Sun, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025 Speaking to Radio Times last week, Al Murray, co-creator of Spitting Image‘s YouTube incarnation, defended the series, citing freedom of speech. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025 So he was presented as someone who was writing about censorship, repression, tyranny and restrictions on freedom of speech and freedom of thought. Pamela Avila, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for freedom of speech

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“Freedom of speech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freedom%20of%20speech. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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
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