• : the state of being free: such as

  • a: the power to do what you want to do : the ability to move or act freely

  • religious freedom

  • academic freedom

  • freedom of choice

  • freedom of speech/expression [=the right to express your opinions freely]

  • freedom of the press [=the right to publish books, newspapers, etc., without being controlled by the government]

• b: the state of not being a slave, prisoner, etc.

• c: the state of not having or being affected by something unpleasant, painful, or unwanted —+ from

  • freedom from care

  • freedom from pain/fear

  • freedom from responsibility

• d: the right to use something or go somewhere without being controlled

  • freedom of the seas

• : a political right

  • an important freedom

  • basic human freedoms

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(definitions from Merriam-Webster)