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civil libertarian

American  

noun

  1. a person who actively supports or works for the protection or expansion of civil liberties.


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“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

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

Napolitano, an outspoken civil libertarian who frequently criticized both President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump, has a history of accusations.

From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2021

We ran into this civil libertarian streak in Texas.

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2020

Point Foundation, the inspiration of a wealthy Californian 60s radical named Stewart Brand, was to be a major launch-pad of the civil libertarian effort.

From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Bruce Sterling

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