freedom of speech
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffreedomandspeech
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freedom
noun
uk/ˈfriː.dəm/us/ˈfriː.dəm/
the condition or right of being able or allowed to do, say, think, etc. whatever you want to, without being controlled ...
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speech
noun
uk/spiːtʃ/us/spiːtʃ/
the ability to talk, the activity of talking, or a piece of ...
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(Definition offreedomandspeechfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoffreedom of speech
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Debates about the liberty of religious conscience turned into debates about freedom of the press andfreedomofspeech.
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Fourthly, they can protect rights that are intrinsic to democracy, such asfreedomofspeechand the right to vote.
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I then consider the relationships among democratic consolidation,freedomofspeech, and the advantages and disadvantages of censorship in both the old and new democracies.
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Those rights of ' ' personal competency,' ' such asfreedomofspeech, required limitations on governmental power.
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Freedomofspeechand freedom of silence : an analysis of talking as a cultural practice.
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The rationales forfreedomofspeechdo not apply very strongly to children (p. 4).
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During the campaigns, candidates can engage in campaign activities according to the law and enjoy thefreedomofspeech.
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It is a pity that whereas penal codes punish slandering individuals,freedomofspeechprotects authors who dare to slander entire nations.
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Factor 3 roughly corresponds to 'political frustration' in that it represents the tendency to negate the present situations surroundingfreedomofspeechand democracy.
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In other words, individuals have a given interest, such asfreedomofspeech; the majority has a conflicting interest, to wit, violatingfreedomofspeech.
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The claims of conscience need not be denied even if they cannot be understood as strictly parallel tofreedomofspeechand the press.
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The first,freedomofspeechand expression, is the principal component.
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Freedomofspeechis thus connected with a presumption of responsible belief.
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A constitutional right tofreedomofspeechwill not be clarified by arguments that limit the right rather than its exercise.
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Thus, to take one example, his account of what the law requires infreedomofspeechcases is connected with what he thinks 20.
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On this view,freedomofspeechis freedom of locution only.
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It is incompatible with a secular democracy andfreedomofspeech, in which one must be prepared to put up with scorn, mockery, and ridicule.
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At the same time, the utilitarian sees social utility infreedomofspeech: it allows one to contribute to society through reasoned public debate.
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