ultra-liberal
adjective
mainlydisapproving(alsoultraliberal)uk/ˌʌl.trəˈlɪb.ər.əl/us/ˌʌl.trəˈlɪb.ər.əl/mainlyUS
believingorrelatingto theopinionsof thepoliticalleft,especiallythatsocietyshouldchangeso thatmoney,property, andpoweraresharedmorefairly, but in a way thatseemsextremeto manypeople:
Shebelievesthat the senator's ultra-liberalvaluesarefarfrom thebeliefsofordinaryfolks.
Hetriedto getvoterstobelievethat hisopponent, ifelected, wouldpressan ultra-liberalagendathatincludedtheraisingoftaxes.
Synonym
left-wing
mainlyUK
believingstronglyinallowinga lot offreedomforbusinessestobuy,sell, and makemoneywithout manyrulesorlimits, and withlowtaxes:
Thecandidatecannotaffordto beassociatedwith the ultra-liberalright.
Synonym
libertarian
- Afterhiringan ultraliberalDemocraticactivistas hisadviser, thegovernorworkedtoenactstricterguncontrollawsandraisetheminimumwage.
- Republicans willtrytoremindvotersof his ultra-liberalvotingrecordin theSenate.
- InFrenchpoliticstoday there is nogreatersnubthan tocallsomebody "ultra-liberal" - a set ofbeliefsassociatedwithbrutal,unfetteredcapitalistways.
Politics - general words
- anti-capitalism
- anti-capitalist
- anti-communism
- anti-communist
- anti-fascism
- lab
- laissez-faire
- left
- left of centre
- leftist
- overstep
- parliament
- party politics
- personality cult
- pinko
- subsidiarity
- super-conservative
- Thatcherism
- the Third Way
- Tory
ultra-liberal
noun[C]
mainlydisapproving(alsoultraliberal)uk/ˌʌl.trəˈlɪb.ər.əl/us/ˌʌl.trəˈlɪb.ər.əl/apersonwho has veryliberalpoliticalopinions:
No oneexpectedhim tochoosean ultra-liberal to be hischiefforeignpolicyadvisor.
Heropponenttriedtopainther as an ultra-liberal who wouldraisetaxeson themiddleclass.
Politics - general words
- anti-capitalism
- anti-capitalist
- anti-communism
- anti-communist
- anti-fascism
- lab
- laissez-faire
- left
- left of centre
- leftist
- overstep
- parliament
- party politics
- personality cult
- pinko
- subsidiarity
- super-conservative
- Thatcherism
- the Third Way
- Tory