liberal

adjective

• 1open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values:they have more liberal views toward marriage and divorce than some people
• favorable to or respectful of individual rights and freedoms:liberal citizenship laws
• (in a political context) favoring maximum individual liberty in political and social reform:a liberal democratic state
• (Liberal) of or characteristic of Liberals or a Liberal Party.
• (Liberal) (in the UK) of or relating to the Liberal Democrat Party:the Liberal leader
• Theology regarding many traditional beliefs as dispensable, invalidated by modern thought, or liable to change.

• 2 [attributive] (of education) concerned mainly with broadening a person’s general knowledge and experience, rather than with technical or professional training.

• 3(especially of an interpretation of a law) broadly construed or understood; not strictly literal or exact:they could have given the 1968 Act a more liberal interpretation

• 4given, used, or occurring in generous amounts:liberal amounts of wine had been consumed
• (of a person) giving generously:Sam was too liberal with the wine

noun

• a person of liberal views.
• (Liberal) a supporter or member of a Liberal Party.