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Definition of libertariannext
as in republican

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noun

as in libertine

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Recent Examples of libertarian
Adjective
Politics aside, a credible academic argument supports cutting income taxes and raising sales taxes, said Adam Michel, director of tax policy studies at the libertarian Cato Institute. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 30 July 2026 They are represented by Liberty Justice Center, a libertarian advocacy group. — Mae Anderson, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Noun
Civil libertarians say geofences amount to fishing expeditions that subject many innocent people to searches of private records merely because their cellphones happened to be in the vicinity of a crime. — Arkansas Online, 17 Apr. 2026 One needn’t be a libertarian to recognize that reality. — Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for libertarian
Recent Examples of Synonyms for libertarian
  1. republican
  2. libertine
  3. democratic
  4. representative
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  • During that time, four MPs were killed by Irish republican militants between 1979 and 1990.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • But that hasn’t helped the organization stay out of Republican crosshairs.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026
Definition of republican
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  • The protagonist of A Love Story is a lover boy, a libertine, a gossip, a flirt.
    — The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
  • The libertines will begin the film in suits.
    — David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Definition of libertine
Adjective
  • The European Court of Human ​Rights ruled in 2014 that Hungary had sacked Baka for criticism ​of the ⁠government and that his removal did damage to democratic freedoms in Hungary.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026
  • This straightforward policy solution would bring more people into the democratic project.
    — Susan Ostermann, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of democratic
Adjective
  • From this pool, researchers selected 27 representative molecules for laboratory evaluation under identical testing conditions.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The University Faculty Council is the representative body of faculty at Illinois Tech.
    — Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
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“Libertarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/libertarian. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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