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lib·er·a·tion
(lĭb′ə-rā′shən)n.
1. The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
2. The act or process of trying to achieve equal rights and status.
lib′er·a′tion·ist n.
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liberation
(ˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən)n
1. a liberating or being liberated
2. (Sociology) the seeking of equal status or just treatment for or on behalf of any group believed to be discriminated against: women's liberation; animal liberation.
ˌliberˈationist n, adj
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lib•er•a•tion
(ˌlɪb əˈreɪ ʃən)n.
1. the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
2. the gaining of equal rights or full social or economic opportunities for a particular group: gay liberation.
3. the gaining of protection from abuse or exploitation: animal liberation; children's liberation.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin]
lib`er•a′tion•ist, n., adj.
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Noun | 1. | liberation - the act of liberating someone or something accomplishment, achievement - the action of accomplishing something jail delivery - the use of force to liberate prisoners deregulating, deregulation - the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations) relief - the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged; "he asked for troops for the relief of Atlanta" disentanglement, extrication, unsnarling, untangling - the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition emancipation - freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child clearing - the act of freeing from suspicion manumission - the formal act of freeing from slavery; "he believed in the manumission of the slaves" parole - (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with probation - (law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them; a defendant found guilty of a crime is released by the court without imprisonment subject to conditions imposed by the court; "probation is part of the sentencing process" |
2. | liberation - the attempt to achieve equal rights or status; "she worked for women's liberation" | |
3. | liberation - the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) superannuation - the act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension) removal - dismissal from office deactivation, inactivation - breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges) honorable discharge - a discharge from the armed forces with a commendable record dishonorable discharge - a discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder) Section Eight - a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable |
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liberation
nounThe state of not being in confinement or servitude:
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Translations
تَحْريرتَـحْرِيرٌ
osvobození
befrielse
vapautus
oslobođenje
megszabadítás
frelsun
解放
해방
osvoboditev
frigörelse
การปลดปล่อยให้เป็นอิสระ
iberasyonönyargılardan arındırmaözgürlestirmeserbest bırakma
sự giải phóng
liberation
[ˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən]A. N → liberación f
B. CPD liberation theology N → teología f de la liberación
Women's Liberation Movement N → movimiento m de liberación de la mujer
see also Lib
Women's Liberation Movement N → movimiento m de liberación de la mujer
see also Lib
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
liberation
[ˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən] n [disadvantaged group] → libération fliberation theology n → théologie f de la libération
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liberation
n → Befreiung f; (of gases) → Freisetzung f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
liberate
(ˈlibəreit) verb to set free. The prisoners were liberated by the new government.
libeˈration nounˈliberator noun
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liberation
→ تَـحْرِيرٌ osvobození befrielse Befreiung απελευθέρωση liberación vapautus libération oslobođenje liberazione 解放 해방 bevrijding frigjøring wyzwolenie liberação освобождение frigörelse การปลดปล่อยให้เป็นอิสระ önyargılardan arındırma sự giải phóng 解放Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
liberation
n. liberación.
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