libertarian
pronunciation
How to pronounce libertarian in British English:
UK [ˌlɪbəˈteəriən]
How to pronounce libertarian in American English:
US [ˌlɪbərˈteriən]
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- Noun:
- someone who believes the doctrine of free will
Word Origin
- libertarian (n.)
- 1789, "one who holds the doctrine of free will" (opposed to necessitarian), from liberty (q.v.) on model of unitarian, etc. Political sense of "person advocating liberty in thought and conduct" is from 1878. As an adjective by 1882. U.S. Libertarian Party founded in Colorado, 1971.
Example
- 1. One of the reasons I 'm a libertarian is that our government does not act in a counter-cyclical way .
- 2. The two firms hail from different parts of the libertarian spectrum .
- 3. Today we have oligarchic economics and libertarian moral values - a bad combination .
- 4. That november the libertarian ticket received only one per cent of the vote .
- 5. Though mr paul is running as a republican , in 1988 he was the presidential candidate of the tiny libertarian party .