archliberal

American  

[ahrch-lib-er-uhl, ‑-lib-ruhl] / ˈɑrtʃˈlɪb ər əl, ‑ˈlɪb rəl /

adjective

1. extremely liberal, especially in political thinking.

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noun

1. a person who holds extremely liberal views.

Etymology

Origin of archliberal

First recorded in 1915–20; arch- ¹ ( def. ) + liberal ( def. )

Example Sentences

But no, the worst descriptions of homelessness here frequently come from San Francisco’s archliberal politicians, who found themselves this week uncomfortably in agreement with the president they loathe.

From New York Times

The tone was unusual for archliberal Seattle.

From Seattle Times

No, it was nothing new last week when Republican Senator Orrin Hatch joined forces with archliberal Edward Kennedy to introduce a piece of legislation.

From Time Magazine Archive

He helped found the archliberal California Democratic Council in 1953, then won the controller's job in the state's 1958 Democratic landslide.

From Time Magazine Archive

He brought into the Church such unlikely prospects as Colonel Horace Mann of Tennessee, credited with leading a mudslinging campaign against Catholic Al Smith; Heywood Broun, archliberal freethinker; Louis Budenz, managing editor of the Communist Daily Worker.

From Time Magazine Archive