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The correct spelling is libertarian.
How to pronounce libertarian
noun
IPA: /ˌlɪbəˈtɛəɹjən/
Say it like: Lib-ert-aria-n
The correct spelling is libertarian. One who advocates liberty, either generally or in relation to a specific issue. For example: "civil libertarian"
Usage Examples
“civil libertarian”
“A libertarian capitalist.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.One who advocates liberty, either generally or in relation to a specific issue.
- 2.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’.
- 3.A left-libertarian, an antiauthoritarian believer in both individual freedom and social justice (social equality and mutual aid), such as a social anarchist.
- 4.A believer in the freedom of thinking beings to choose their own destiny, i.e. a believer in free will as opposed to those who believe the future is predetermined.
adjective
- 1.Having the beliefs of libertarians; having a relative tendency towards liberty.
- 2.Relating to liberty, or to the doctrine of free will, as opposed to the doctrine of necessity.
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