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liberaltarian

liberaltarian noun: an adherent to liberaltarianism.

Noun

liberaltarian (plural liberaltarians)

  1. An adherent to liberaltarianism.

Adjective

liberaltarian (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to liberaltarianism or liberaltarians.
    • A contingent of venture capitalists and entrepreneurs have spurred a rightward shift, leading to the rise of the “Liberaltarian” — a term coined by two Stanford political economists to describe the tech industry’s proclivity toward trumpeting liberalism in some social issues but maintaining...2025 August 4, Mike Isaac, “A.I. Has Ushered in Silicon Valley’s ‘Hard Tech’ Era”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 04 Aug 2025

Forms of liberaltarian

pluralliberaltarians

Origin of liberaltarian

Coined by Brink Lindsey in 2006. Blend of liberal + libertarian.

Words formed from liberaltarian

Questions about liberaltarian

What does liberaltarian mean?
Liberaltarian means an adherent to liberaltarianism.
What part of speech is liberaltarian?
Liberaltarian can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of liberaltarian?
The plural of liberaltarian is liberaltarians.

Words near liberaltarian in the dictionary

  1. liberalmindedness
  2. liberalness
  3. liberalphobia
  4. liberals
  5. liberalspeak
  6. liberaltarian
  7. liberaltarianism
  8. liberaltarians
  9. liberalward
  10. liberandu
  11. liberandus

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