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In western society A liberal is someone who prizes the liberty of one over many, seen as progressive and fashionably democratic.

A liberal will generally be supporter of a political and social philosophy that promotes individual rights, civil liberties, democracy, and free enterprise.

It is where the term liberal democracy comes from.

The definition of a liberal

The definition of a liberal can be defined as a adjective or a noun.

The noun is defined as:

1. A supporter of policies that are socially progressive and promote social welfare.
2. A supporter of a political and social philosophy that promotes individual rights, civil liberties, democracy, and free enterprise.

The adjective is defined as 

  1. someone who is willing to respect or accept behaviour or opinions different from one’s own; open to new ideas.
    “they have liberal views on divorce”
  2. someone relating to or denoting a political and social philosophy that promotes individual rights, civil liberties, democracy, and free enterprise.