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political liberty

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noun

  1. the right to express oneself freely and effectually regarding the conduct, makeup, and principles of the government under which one lives.


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The American Revolution, which initiated the revolutionary era, launched the foundation of the newly formed United States of America but established a paradoxical model of political liberty that coexisted with the institution of slavery.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Instead, Witherspoon argued that full knowledge of God’s truth was only possible under the reign of religious and political liberty.

From Washington Times • Jan. 4, 2022

It also quotes a suffragist pointing out the inconsistency of using a female figure as the face of political liberty when women did not yet have the right to vote.

From New York Times • May 15, 2019

The men and women who serve in the military protect both the United States’ security and its values, including political liberty, free enterprise and individual choice.

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2015

We do not propose to offer any remarks on the subject of political liberty.

From Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, July 1865 by