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[Adjective] | "il*lib*er*al" | \ (ˌ)i(l)-ˈli-b(ə-)rəl \
1: not liberal: such as
2: opposed to political liberalism; especially : restricting individual rights and freedoms
3: not broad-minded : bigoted
Origin: 1588 ;
Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin illiberalis ignoble, stingy, from Latin in- + liberalis liberal;
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[Adjective] | "illiberal"
1: not broad or open in views or opinions;
* e.g., " ... an illiberal society that viewed any artistic depiction of the nude as inherently indecent "
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2: unwilling to grant other people social rights or to accept other viewpoints;
* e.g., " ... some of the more illiberal residents were opposed to having a hospice for AIDS patients in the neighborhood "
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[ "Illiberal" ]
1: One who descends on a population to illegalize, demonize, and remove freedoms generally in the guise of safety or other concern.
* e.g., ... Illiberals in New York consider wiffleball a dangerous sport and want to ban it to keep children safe.
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[ "illiberal liberal" ]
1: Refers to left-of-center folks who post nasty comments about other Americans with whom they disagree. They also try to apply a lengthy litmus test to evaluate whether an American is a "real Democrat".
* e.g., ... An illiberal liberal just tried to excommunicate me from the Democratic party, the party of diversity, because I suggested that some Democrats are pro-life.
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[ "illiberalism" ]
1: The transition of a state (country) from a Liberal Democracy to an Illiberal Democracy, or a more authoritarian system that retains some semblance of democracy with less political tolerance and individual rights. Not to be confused with Fascism, where Liberal Democracy is replaced with an ethnic/racial supremacist and suicidally genocidal regime.
* e.g., ... The current political developments removing political freedoms in Israel follow the trend of Illiberalism in countries politically dominated by far-right parties
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