liberal
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(s) showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
- a broad political stance
- generous and broad sympathies
- a liberal newspaper
- tolerant of his opponent's opinions
- (s) having political or social views favoring reform and progress
- (a) tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition
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(s) given or giving freely
- was a big tipper
- the bounteous goodness of God
- bountiful compliments
- a freehanded host
- a handsome allowance
- Saturday's child is loving and giving
- a liberal backer of the arts
- a munificent gift
- her fond and openhanded grandfather
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(s) not literal
- a loose interpretation of what she had been told
- a free translation of the poem
Nouns
- (n) a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties liberalist, progressive,
- (n) a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets