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(Adjective) As a political term: One who advocates progress or reform. Also, want the maximum individual freedom possible under the law. As a non-political term: An open-minded or tolerant person, also, one who gives generously.

Usage: Political: The liberal protested gay marriage bans and wire-tapping.
Non-political: The Smiths were the most popular family on Halloween because they always gave liberal amounts of candy.

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(Noun) a democrat

Usage: The liberal was more willing to help the environment and in favor of gay marriage.

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(Noun) One who favors centralized government control over the lives of individuals, and who holds that the notion of a transcendent being (as God) must be eliminated in order to consolidate power in the hands of a ruling elite, who see themselves as the "most fit to rule" over their fellows.

Usage: In the American sense, Karl Marx, Adolf Hitler, Mao Zedong, Pol Pot, and Barack Obama are all liberals.

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