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   lib·er·a·tion

   /ˌlibəˈrāSH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. the act of setting someone free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression; release: "the liberation of all political prisoners" Similar freeingreleasedischargedeliverancesalvationrescuereliefextricationsetting freeloosingunloosingunshacklingunfetteringunchaininguntyingunbindingfreedomlibertyemancipationransomlaissez-allerhistorical:manumissionrare:disenthrallmentfreedomequalityequal rightsnondiscriminationemancipationenfranchisementindependenceOpposite confinementslaverysubjugationoppression
   • ▪ freedom from limits on thought or behavior: "the struggle for women's liberation"

   Derivatives

   • 1. liberationist noun

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