liberal

adjective8

1. •
   Widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions or conventions; permissive.

   • Her parents had liberal ideas about child-rearing.
2. •
   Open to political or social changes and reforms associated with either classical liberalism or "modern liberalism"/progressivism.
3. •
   Generous; permitting liberty; willing to give unsparingly.

   • He was liberal with his compliments.
4. •
   Ample, abundant; generous in quantity.

   • Add a liberal sprinkling of salt.
5. •
   Pertaining to a type of education the purpose of which is personal development rather than functional learning.
6. •
   Pertaining to a type of education the purpose of which is to cultivate and develop wise, capable and well-rounded people who are thus free of mental constraint and hindrance.
7. •
   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; usually found in the phrase "liberal arts".

   • He had a full education studying the liberal arts.
8. •
   (no longer used) Unrestrained, licentious.

noun5

1. •
   One with liberal views, supporting individual liberty (see Wikipedia's article on Liberalism).
2. •
   (UK) One who favors individual voting rights, human and civil rights, and laissez-faire markets (also called "classical liberal"; compare libertarian).
3. •
   (US) Someone with progressive or left-wing views, especially on social and environmental issues.

   • And I love Puerto Ricans and Negros As long as they don't move next door. So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal. — 1966
4. •
   A supporter of any of several liberal parties.
5. •
   A conservative, especially a liberal conservative.

noun6

1. •
   A member or supporter of a Liberal Party
2. •
   A member or supporter of the Liberal Party of Canada, or its predecessors, or provincial equivalents, or their predecessors
3. •
   (UK) A Liberal Democrat.
4. •
   A member or supporter of the Liberal Party of Australia.
5. •
   (UK, old-fashioned) A Whig.
6. •
   A political party and philosophy

adjective1

1. •
   Of or relating to the Liberal party, its membership, or its platform, policy, or viewpoint.