civil libertarian
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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I think I describe myself in the book as a civil libertarian leftist, and I still am.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2025
“It’s a traditional view, maybe it’s a lingering civil libertarian view that the jury punishes someone not for who they are alleged to be, but what they’ve done in this case,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
Indeed, influential civil libertarian organizations were quick to celebrate the decision.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2023
The acting secretary of labor, Louis F. Post, was a liberal civil libertarian and a founder of the NAACP.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 2, 2022
This was the first large-scale, official meeting of what was to become the electronic civil libertarian community.
From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Bruce Sterling
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