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civil libertarian

civil libertarian noun: an advocate of civil liberties.

Noun

civil libertarian (plural civil libertarians)

  1. An advocate of civil liberties.
    • Prosecutors had argued that because Hardy used crack a few hours before her son's birth, she was essentially trafficking drugs to her son. Hardy's lawyers argued that drug trafficking laws do not apply to pregnant women. In addition, civil libertarians said, pregnant women generally have no access...1991 April 22, Chris Nealon, “Activists Hail Michigan Decision On Pregnant Women”, in Gay Community News, page 2
    • Then the D.A. set up an anonymous hotline for people to report suspected predators, a system that civil libertarians feared would be used to target anyone a caller thought might be gay.2023 February, Jesse Walker, “A Modern History of 'Groomer' Politics”, in Reason

Forms of civil libertarian

pluralcivil libertarians

Questions about civil libertarian

What does civil libertarian mean?
Civil libertarian means an advocate of civil liberties.
What part of speech is civil libertarian?
Civil libertarian is a noun.
What is the plural of civil libertarian?
The plural of civil libertarian is civil libertarians.

Words near civil libertarian in the dictionary

  1. Civil Guard
  2. civil law
  3. civil law notaries
  4. civil law notary
  5. civil laws
  6. civil libertarian
  7. civil liberties
  8. civil liberty
  9. civil list
  10. civil lists
  11. civil marriage

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