Liberal 17627 225698566 2008-07-14T23:31:55Z Linkthewindow 7446904 Added Australian section {{wiktionary|liberal}} '''Liberal''' may refer to: '''US Politics''': * '''Liberal''' typically refers to one supporting [[social liberalism]], or one opposing [[conservative]] or [[social conservatives]] positions. * [[Liberalism]] is a political ideology that seeks to maximize individual liberties. Within liberalism are competing schools of thought, in general they are: **[[Classical liberalism]] **[[Social liberalism]] * [[modern American liberalism|American modern liberalism]] in the [[United States]]. * [[Political progressivism]], a political ideology that is for change, often associated with liberal movements '''UK Politics''': *'''Liberal''' in the [[United Kingdom]] may refer to opposing both conservative and socialist positions, particularly those of economic protectionists and authoritarians. * [[Liberal Democrats]], the third political party in the UK, and the successor to the 19th and 20th century governing [[Liberal Party (UK)]] * [[European liberalism]], liberalism in Europe '''Australian Politics''': *'''Liberal''' in [[Australia]] refers to the [[Liberal Party of Australia]], a center-right party *[[Liberal Democrats]] are generally called ''small-l'' liberals ''' Other uses in politics:''' * [[Liberty]], the condition of being free from control or restrictions * [[Liberal democracy]], a form of government based on limited majority rule * [[Liberal Party]], members of the political party. In a classical sense, a government or political party associated with ideals of high individual freedom etc. * [[Liberalism worldwide]], liberal parties around the world * [[Small-l liberal]], a term used to distinguish between people with a liberal ideology and members of a Liberal party * [[Liberal Democratic Party]], a common name for political parties around the globe '''Economics''': * [[Neoliberalism]], a contemporary free-market political-economic philosophy * [[Laissez-faire]] * [[Economic liberalism]] * [[Ordoliberalism]] * [[Social liberalism]] '''Places''' in the USA: * [[Liberal, Kansas]], a town * [[Liberal, Missouri]], a town '''Other''': * [[Liberal Judaism]], a religious outlook * [[Liberal Christianity]], a religious outlook * [[Liberal Islam]], a religious outlook * [[Liberal arts]] *''[[El Liberal]]'', a daily newspaper published in Spain between 1879 and 1936 *''[[Liberalism (book)|Liberalism]]'', a 1927 book by Ludwig von Mises {{disambig}} [[cs:Liberalismus]] [[es:Liberal]] [[fr:Libéralisme (homonymie)]] [[he:ליברלים]] [[nl:Liberal]] [[pl:Liberal]] [[pt:Liberalismo]] [[fi:Liberaali]] [[vo:Liberal]]