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lib⋅er⋅tar⋅i⋅an

  [lib-er-tair-ee-uhn]
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–noun
1. a person who advocates liberty, esp. with regard to thought or conduct.
2. a person who maintains the doctrine of free will (distinguished from necessitarian ).
–adjective
3. advocating liberty or conforming to principles of liberty.
4. maintaining the doctrine of free will.
Origin:
1780–90; libert(y) + -arian

Related forms:
lib⋅er⋅tar⋅i⋅an⋅ism, noun
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Libertarian Conferences
Discuss libertarian ideas with enthusiastic faculty and students.
www.TheIHS.org/seminars
Are You Libertarian?
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lib·er·tar·i·an   (lĭb'ər-târ'ē-ən)   
n.  

  1. One who advocates maximizing individual rights and minimizing the role of the state.

  2. One who believes in free will.


[From liberty.]
lib'er·tar'i·an adj., lib'er·tar'i·an·ism n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

libertarian 
1789, "one who holds the doctrine of free will" (opposed to necessitarian), from liberty (q.v.) on model of unitarian, etc. Political sense of "person advocating liberty in thought and conduct" is from 1878. U.S. Libertarian Party founded in Colorado, 1971.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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