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freedom
adjectives
total/complete freedom
• Riding a motorbike gives me a feeling of total freedom.
great/considerable freedom
• Teachers are given considerable freedom to choose their teaching methods.
personal/individual freedom
• Our personal freedom is being restricted more and more.
political/religious freedom
(= freedom to have any political/religious beliefs )
• The people were given political freedom for the first time in the country's history.
academic freedom
(= freedom to teach or study any ideas )
• She refused, on the grounds of academic freedom, to amend the course.
artistic freedom
(= freedom to create anything as an artist )
• Banning the film would be an unacceptable restriction on artistic freedom.
verbs
have the freedom to do something
• We have the freedom to travel nearly anywhere in the world.
enjoy freedom
• Filmmakers today enjoy more freedom than in the past.
phrases
the struggle/fight for freedom
• The student movement played an important role in the struggle for political freedom.
freedom of speech/expression
(= the legal right to say what you want )
• We will defend freedom of speech and oppose censorship.
freedom of religion/worship
(= the right to hold/practise any religious belief )
• Liberal newspapers made an effort to secure religious toleration and freedom of worship.
freedom of movement
(= the right or ability to travel, or the ability to move your body freely )
• Thanks to the automobile, Americans had a previously unknown freedom of movement. • The tight uniforms restrict their freedom of movement.
the freedom of the press
(= the right of newspapers to publish what they like, free from political control )
• The freedom of the press is written into the country's constitution.
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noun ADJ. complete, full, maximum, perfect, total | considerable, great The new syllabus allows students greater freedom of choice. | comparative, relative | basic, fundamental Living without war is a fundamental freedom. | individual, personal Individual freedom should be balanced against the rights of the community. | new-found When she lost her job, she at first relished her new-found freedom. | academic, artistic, creative, economic, intellectual, political, press, religious, sexual Without academic freedom, we cannot do any research. QUANT. measure Teachers can exercise a measure of freedom in their choice of materials. VERB + FREEDOM enjoy, have Publishers here enjoy comparative freedom to publish what they want. | enjoy, relish I was enjoying the freedom of not having to go to work. | exercise | achieve, gain, obtain, secure, win The women have won many new freedoms for themselves. | maintain, retain | give up, lose, surrender As Mike saw it, marriage would mean giving up his freedom. | cost sb His inability to resist temptation would eventually cost him his freedom. | allow sb, give sb, permit sb | curtail, inhibit, reduce, restrict, threaten I don't want to curtail my daughter's freedom. Our freedom was threatened by press censorship. PREP. ~ from freedom from fear and pain | ~ in Branch managers have considerable freedom in running their offices. | ~ of The Official Secrets Act was amended to allow greater freedom of information. PHRASES freedom of choice, freedom of expression/speech, freedom of movement, freedom of the press
Oxford Collocations Dictionary