Liberal vs. Libertarian

Liberaladjective

Pertaining to those arts and sciences the study of which is considered to provide general knowledge, as opposed to vocational/occupational, technical or mechanical training.

Liberaladjective

Generous; willing to give unsparingly.

Liberaladjective

Ample, abundant; generous in quantity.

Liberaladjective

(obsolete) Unrestrained, licentious.

Liberaladjective

Widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions or conventions; permissive.

Liberaladjective

(politics) Open to political or social changes and reforms associated with either classical or modern liberalism.

Liberalnoun

One with liberal views, supporting individual liberty (see Wikipedia's article on Liberalism).

Liberalnoun

(US) Someone left-wing; one with a left-wing ideology.

Liberalnoun

A supporter of any of several liberal parties.

Liberalnoun

(UK) One who favors individual voting rights, human and civil rights, and laissez-faire markets also called "classical liberal"; compare libertarian.

Liberaladjective

Free by birth; hence, befitting a freeman or gentleman; refined; noble; independent; free; not servile or mean; as, a liberal ancestry; a liberal spirit; liberal arts or studies.

Liberaladjective

Bestowing in a large and noble way, as a freeman; generous; bounteous; open-handed; as, a liberal giver.

Liberaladjective

Bestowed in a large way; hence, more than sufficient; abundant; bountiful; ample; profuse; as, a liberal gift; a liberal discharge of matter or of water.

Liberaladjective

Not strict or rigorous; not confined or restricted to the literal sense; free; as, a liberal translation of a classic, or a liberal construction of law or of language.

Liberaladjective

Not narrow or contracted in mind; not selfish; enlarged in spirit; catholic.

Liberaladjective

Free to excess; regardless of law or moral restraint; licentious.

Liberaladjective

Not bound by orthodox tenets or established forms in political or religious philosophy; independent in opinion; not conservative; friendly to great freedom in the constitution or administration of government; having tendency toward democratic or republican, as distinguished from monarchical or aristocratic, forms; as, liberal thinkers; liberal Christians; the Liberal party.

Liberalnoun

One who favors greater freedom in political or religious matters; an opponent of the established systems; a reformer; in English politics, a member of the Liberal party, so called. Cf. Whig.

Liberalnoun

a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties

Liberalnoun

a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets

Liberaladjective

showing or characterized by broad-mindedness;

Liberaladjective

having political or social views favoring reform and progress

Liberaladjective

tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition

Liberaladjective

given or giving freely;

Liberaladjective

not literal;

Libertariannoun

One who advocates liberty, either generally or in relation to a specific issue.

Libertariannoun

A believer in a political doctrine that emphasizes individual liberty and a lack of governmental regulation, intervention, and oversight both in matters of the economy (‘free market’) and in personal behavior where no one’s rights are being violated or threatened; also, a ‘classical liberal’, akin to an ‘anarcho-capitalist’.

Libertariannoun

A left-libertarian, an antiauthoritarian believer in both individual freedom and social justice (social equality and mutual aid), such as a social anarchist.

Libertariannoun

(philosophy) A believer in the freedom of the thinking beings to choose their own destiny, i.e. a believer in free will as opposed to those who believe the future is predetermined.

Libertarianadjective

Having the beliefs of libertarians; having a relative tendency towards liberty.

Libertarianadjective

(dated) Relating to liberty, or to the doctrine of free will, as opposed to the doctrine of necessity.

Libertarianadjective

Pertaining to liberty, or to the doctrine of free will, as opposed to the doctrine of necessity.

Libertariannoun

One who holds to the doctrine of free will.

Libertariannoun

someone who believes the doctrine of free will

Libertariannoun

an adherent of libertarianism

Libertariannoun

a person who advocates civil liberty.

Libertariannoun

a person who believes in free will.