# liberal

liberal is a German adjective meaning “liberal”. Forms: liberaler, am liberalsten.

## Forms

- Comparative: liberaler
- Superlative: am liberalsten

## In other languages

- Русский: либеральный

## Meanings

1. liberal; permissive; allowing personal freedoms
   - Seine Eltern waren streng katholische Kirchgänger, aber liberal gegenüber ihren Kindern. — His parents were strict Catholic church-goers, but were liberal towards their children.
2. libertarian; liberal in the traditional sense (see usage notes below)
   - Die FDP ist die wichtigste liberale Partei in Deutschland. — The FDP is Germany’s most important libertarian party.

## Examples

- Mary ist liberal. — Mary's liberal.
- Die Herausgeber der Zeitung sind sehr liberal. — The publishers of that newspaper are very liberal.
- Tom lässt sich weder als konservativ noch als liberal einstufen. — Tom doesn't identify as either a conservative or a liberal.
- Herr White ist ein liberaler Politiker. — Mr. White is a liberal politician.
- Ist dieser Politiker konservativ oder liberal? — Is this politician conservative or liberal?

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