civil-libertarian

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   having or showing active concern for protection of civil liberties protected by law

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Questions about civil-libertarian

What does civil-libertarian mean?

civil-libertarian means "having or showing active concern for protection of civil liberties protected by law".

How many syllables are in civil-libertarian?

civil-libertarian has 7 syllables: ci-vil--li-ber-ta-ri-an. The stress falls on "ri".

Is civil-libertarian a common word?

civil-libertarian is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.