erosion of liberty

collocation in English

meaningsoferosionandliberty

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erosion
noun[U]
uk
/ɪˈrəʊ.ʒən/us
/ɪˈroʊ.ʒən/
the fact of soil, stone, etc. being gradually damaged and removed by the waves, rain, ...
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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 oferosionandlibertyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is not a greaterosionoflibertyfor them not to be able to stand or to take their seats while they are detained.
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Nor is democratic government one whit less in need of checks against theerosionoflibertythan any other form of government.
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One other field oferosionoflibertyhas not been touched on today.
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Provided that the means are under strict monitoring and control, no driver need fearerosionofliberty.
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The trouble is that each one of those powers seems eminently reasonable in itself, but together they make for theerosionofliberty.
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This seems to be anerosionofliberty, but it may nevertheless be necessary.
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Anerosionoflibertyis exactly what it wants.
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It would be very difficult to look back objectively at the last 20 years and say that there has not been anerosionoflibertyin this way.
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Why is that anerosionofliberty?
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He argues that democracy without constitutional liberalism is producing centralized regimes, theerosionofliberty, ethnic competition, conflict, and war.
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