liberal
adjective
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showing or characterized by broad-mindednesslarge-minded
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tolerant of change
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not literalloose
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given or giving freelybig
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having political or social views favoring reform and progress
noun
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a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil libertiesprogressive
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a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets