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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;

    [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 "





    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 "





    3: lacking in refinement or good taste;


      * e.g., " ... people who had been scorned as illiberal because they were poor "





     [ "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. 

     [ "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. 

     [ "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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