political liberty
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpoliticalandliberty
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political
adjective
uk/pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/us/pəˈlɪt̬.ə.kəl/
relating ...
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liberty
noun
uk/ˈlɪb.ə.ti/us/ˈlɪb.ɚ.t̬i/
formal
the freedom to live as you wish or go where ...
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(Definition ofpoliticalandlibertyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Politicallibertyis its guarantee, consequentlypoliticallibertyis indispensable.
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Bulwarks ofpoliticallibertycould become tools of social oppression.
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Two conditions ofpoliticalliberty, and hence paths to subjection, are thus identified.
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Never mind aboutpoliticalliberty.
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They believe inpoliticalliberty.
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He spoke aboutpoliticalliberty.
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Politicallibertywas not just different from civil liberty, it was often positively harmful to individual freedom.
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Politicallibertywithout economic freedom is an utter farce.
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Are religious liberty and economic andpoliticallibertyworth having?
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For what reason ispoliticallibertyconferred upon the people?
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We are concerned with an important aspect ofpoliticalliberty.
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Butpoliticallibertyis only half the picture.
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It is that it denies personal andpoliticalliberty.
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After all, what is the nature ofpoliticalliberty?
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When you come topoliticalliberty, there is none.
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They simply wanted a strong legal authority for exceptional times, trusting that the progress of civilisation would reduce the need to restrict the sphere ofpoliticalliberty.
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The regime's basic premise was simple enough : representative democracy would shape the law, the law would control the exercise of coercive force, andpoliticallibertywould be assured.
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Politicallibertycame to be defined in terms of individual self-interest: the defence of property and private pursuit of happiness, rather than public service or social purpose.
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In my view, personal liberty is far more important thanpoliticalliberty.
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On this subject look what women had to go through to achievepoliticalliberty.
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At that time women were demandingpoliticallibertyin no uncertain voice.
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Although the 1979 revolution was hailed as a breakthrough forpoliticalliberty, persecution has since escalated.
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We can give them all thepoliticallibertywe like, but that is not steel.
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What is the real test of self-government, ofpoliticalliberty?
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