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freedom


Definition: Meaning of, freedom in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈfriːdəm /

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  1. [uncountable and countable] the right to do what you want without being controlled or restricted by anyone [↪  liberty]
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  2. [uncountable] the state of being free and allowed to do what you want
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  3. [uncountable] the state of being free because you are not in prison
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  4. freedom from something the state of not being affected by something that makes you worried, unhappy, afraid etc
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  5. freedom of choice the right or ability to choose whatever you want to do or have
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  6. freedom of information the legal right of people in some countries to see information which the government has about people and organizations
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  7. freedom of the city in Britain, an honour given by a city to someone who has done something special
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freedom used in phrases

  • Basque Homeland and Freedom (noun)
    1. a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional Basque party; want to create an independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees
  • Freedom Party (noun)
    1. the most popular and feared Islamic extremist group in central Asia; advocates 'pure' Islam and the creation of a worldwide Islamic state
  • Freedom of Information Act
    1. a law that makes government information freely available to ordinary citizens and makes it illegal for government departments to keep information secret unless this is really necessary.
  • academic freedom (noun)
    1. the freedom of teachers and students to express their ideas in school without religious, political or institutional restrictions
  • degree of freedom (noun)
    1. statistics an unrestricted variable in a frequency distribution
    2. one of the minimum number of parameters needed to describe the state of a physical system
  • freedom fighter (noun)
    1. someone who fights in a war against an unfair or dishonest government, army etc [↪  guerrilla, terrorist]
  • freedom from cruel and unusual punishment (noun)
    1. law a right guaranteed by the 8th amendment to the US Constitution
  • freedom from discrimination (noun)
    1. law immunity from discrimination on the basis of race, sex, nationality, religion or age; guaranteed by federal laws of the United States
  • freedom from double jeopardy (noun)
    1. law a civil right guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution
  • freedom from involuntary servitude (noun)
    1. law a civil right guaranteed by the 13th amendment to the US Constitution
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