libertarian
nounOne who advocates maximizing individual rights and minimizing the role of the state.
nounOne who believes in free will.
Of or pertaining to liberty, or to the doctrine of the freedom of the will (especially in an extreme form), as opposed to the doctrine of necessity; advocating the doctrine of free will: opposed to necessitarian.
nounOne who maintains the doctrine of the freedom of the will (especially in an extreme form): opposed to necessitarian.
nounOne who holds to the doctrine of free will.
adjectivePertaining to liberty, or to the doctrine of free will, as opposed to the doctrine of necessity.
nounOne who advocates liberty either generally or on a specific issue, e.g. “civil libertarian” (in favour of civil liberties).
nounA believer in a political doctrine that emphasizes individual liberty and a lack of governmental regulation and oversight both in matters of the economy (‘free market’) and in personal behavior where no one’s rights are being violated or threatened. Also ‘classical liberal’, akin to ‘
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A believer in thinking beings’ freedom to choose their own destiny, i.e. a believer in
