liberal, liberalist, progressive (noun)

a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties

liberal (adj)

a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets

broad, large-minded, liberal, tolerant (adj)

showing or characterized by broad-mindedness

"a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"

liberal (adj)

having political or social views favoring reform and progress

liberal (adj)

tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition

big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded (adj)

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"

free, loose, liberal (adj)

not literal

"a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"

liberal (Noun)

One with liberal views, supporting individual liberty (see Wikipedia on Liberalism for a description of the various and diverging trends of liberalism).

liberal (Noun)

A supporter of any of the particular liberal parties.

liberal (Noun)

One on the left-wing of the American political spectrum. Sometimes used pejoratively in political campaigns.

liberal (Noun)

A person who favors individual voting rights, human and civil rights, individual gun rights, laissez-faire markets, and the gold standard.

liberal (Adjective)

Pertaining to those arts and sciences whose study was considered "worthy of a free man" (as opposed to servile, mechanical); worthy, befitting a gentleman.

liberal (Adjective)

Generous, bountiful.

liberal (Adjective)

Generous in quantity, abundant.

liberal (Adjective)

Unrestrained, licentious.

liberal (Adjective)

Widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions, conventions etc.; permissive.

liberal (Adjective)

Open to political or social changes and reforms associated with either classical or modern liberalism.

Liberal (Adjective)

Generous, in great amount, a large proportion

Liberal (Adjective)

Of or relating to the Liberal party, its membership, or its platform, policy, or viewpoint.

Liberal (ProperNoun)

A member or supporter of a Liberal Party

Liberal (ProperNoun)

A member or supporter of the Liberal Party of Canada, or its predecessors, or provincial equivalents, or their predecessors

Liberal (ProperNoun)

A Liberal Democrat.

Liberal (ProperNoun)

A Whig

Liberal

Liberal is an unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. It lies on Oregon Route 213 between Mulino and Molalla. The community of Liberal grew up three miles south of Mulino on the south side of the Molalla River. The Liberal crossroads is located at the mutual corners of the donation land claims established in the 1840s by Harrison Wright, William Russell, W. D. Woodcock, James Barnard and Francis Jackson. As the original land claims began to be parceled out, the area was settled in the mid-19th century, primarily by Swiss and German families. According to local tradition, the community was named after the "liberal" credit practices of the founder of the Liberal Store. Liberal currently includes the historic Liberal Store, an active sawmill, a chicken feed mill, a multi-generational family farm, and the Evangelical Community Chapel, a church that has continuously held weekly meetings since its founding in 1900.