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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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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.
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Libertarianism

Lib`er*ta"ri*an*ism\ (-[i^]z'm), n. Libertarian principles or doctrines.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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