small-l liberal
small-l liberal noun: a person who holds liberal views but may or may not be a member or supporter of their country's "Liberal Party".
Noun
small-l liberal (plural small-l liberals)
- A person who holds liberal views but may or may not be a member or supporter of their country's "Liberal Party".
- A person who is a member of, or associated with, the Moderate (centrist) faction of the Liberal Party of Australia.
- I was a factional warrior for the [New South Wales] Right of the [New South Wales] Libs. […] the main reason I allowed my membership to lapse was simple. I saw the conservative wing being overrun by a bunch of feral ex-lefties for whom being small “l” liberal was only a means to further their...2006 January 3, Irfan Yusuf, “What’s changed about me?”, in Webdiary
- Was this a reflection of [then-leader of the Victorian Liberal Party Teb] Baillieu's small-l liberal values or just a product of anger over public safety and inadequate rail services?2010 December 4, Michael Gordon, “Big challenges for Melbourne's small-l Liberal”, in The Sunday Morning Herald
Forms of small-l liberal
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Questions about small-l liberal
- What does small-l liberal mean?
- Small-l liberal means a person who holds liberal views but may or may not be a member or supporter of their country's "Liberal Party".
- What part of speech is small-l liberal?
- Small-l liberal is a noun.
- What is the plural of small-l liberal?
- The plural of small-l liberal is small-l liberals.
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