Looking for the meaning or definition of the word liberal? Here's what it means.
Adjective
(now rare outside set phrases) Pertaining to those arts and sciences the study of which are considered suitable for free people (as opposed to servile, vocational, mechanical training); worthy, lofty.
Widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions or conventions; permissive.
(politics) Open to political or social changes and reforms associated with either classical or modern liberalism.
Noun
One with liberal views, supporting individual liberty (see Wikipedia's article on Liberalism).
(US) Someone left-wing; one with a left-wing ideology.
A supporter of any of several liberal parties.
(Britain) One who favors individual voting rights, human and civil rights, and laissez-faire markets (also called "classical liberal"; compare libertarian).
