Liberalize
verb
To make something less strict or more modern and open-minded.
The government decided to liberalize its immigration policies.
Often appears as...
- liberalize trade
- liberalize policies
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Formal
verb
To make a system, laws or rules less strict.
They're encouraging the government to liberalize the economy.
Often appears as...
- liberalize economic policies
- liberalize tariffs
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Formal
Technical
verb
To become more modern and accepting of different views.
The church needs to liberalize and adapt to modern values.
Often appears as...
- liberalize views
- liberalize thinking
verb
To make something less strict or more modern and open-minded.
The government decided to liberalize its immigration policies.
Often appears as...
- liberalize trade
- liberalize policies
Usage tips
Formal
verb
To make a system, laws or rules less strict.
They're encouraging the government to liberalize the economy.
Often appears as...
- liberalize economic policies
- liberalize tariffs
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
verb
To become more modern and accepting of different views.
The church needs to liberalize and adapt to modern values.
Often appears as...
- liberalize views
- liberalize thinking
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Less strict
Used when rules or standards are made more flexible and less restrictive.
After protests, the university decided to liberalize its dress code.
Pro Tip 2/2Open-minded policies
Indicates that rules or policies are being updated to be inclusive and progressive.
To attract more international students, the institute chose to liberalize its admission criteria.
Pro Tip 1/2Less strict
Used when rules or standards are made more flexible and less restrictive.
After protests, the university decided to liberalize its dress code.
Pro Tip 2/2Open-minded policies
Indicates that rules or policies are being updated to be inclusive and progressive.
To attract more international students, the institute chose to liberalize its admission criteria.
Pro Tip 1/2Less strict
Used when rules or standards are made more flexible and less restrictive.
After protests, the university decided to liberalize its dress code.
Pro Tip 2/2Open-minded policies
Indicates that rules or policies are being updated to be inclusive and progressive.
To attract more international students, the institute chose to liberalize its admission criteria.
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Nationalism vs....
and we try to make sense of the world by telling stories. And for the last few decades, we had a very simple and very attractive story about what's happening in the world. And the story said that, oh, what's happening is that the economy is being globalized, politics is being liberalized,
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Nationalism vs....
and we try to make sense of the world by telling stories. And for the last few decades, we had a very simple and very attractive story about what's happening in the world. And the story said that, oh, what's happening is that the economy is being globalized, politics is being liberalized,
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Quote examples
Kevin Hassett
American Economist
Liberalized trade - in broadly multilateral, regional, or bilateral agreements - is a key ingredient in the recipe for prosperity... An absolute prerequisite for long-term economic growth is full participation in the global economy and trading system.
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Naoto Kan
Japanese Politician
In Japan, the average age of agricultural workers is 65.8. When the aging of its population is accelerating so rapidly, it will be very difficult to sustain the sector whether we liberalize trade or not.
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Jamal Khashoggi
Saudi Arabian Author
Many Saudi clerics believe that letting women drive means they will be free to leave the house whenever they like - something that will have a liberalizing and, therefore, unwanted effect on society.
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Henry Paulson
American Public Servant
An open, competitive, and liberalized financial market can effectively allocate scarce resources in a manner that promotes stability and prosperity far better than governmental intervention.
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Anthony Scaramucci
American Businessman
Beijing is trying to split the baby between simultaneously liberalizing the economy and maintaining economic stability, but those two factors are increasingly mutually exclusive.
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Barry Gardiner
British Politician
Most trade agreements arise from a desire to liberalise trade - making it easier to sell goods and services into one another's markets. Brexit will not.
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Zanny Minton Beddoes
British Journalist
Many European countries and Japan need to free their labour markets and liberalise services to boost productivity growth.
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Nirmala Sitharaman
Indian Politician
Post globalisation, the debate has been, 'How much more are we going to liberalise?
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Yuval Noah Harari
Israeli Historian
Those who refuse to liberalise and globalise are doomed to failure.
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Tony Fernandes
Malaysian Businessman
Airlines are one of the last things to be liberalized.
Quote examples
Kevin Hassett
American Economist
Liberalized trade - in broadly multilateral, regional, or bilateral agreements - is a key ingredient in the recipe for prosperity... An absolute prerequisite for long-term economic growth is full participation in the global economy and trading system.
Quote examples
Naoto Kan
Japanese Politician
In Japan, the average age of agricultural workers is 65.8. When the aging of its population is accelerating so rapidly, it will be very difficult to sustain the sector whether we liberalize trade or not.
Quote examples
Jamal Khashoggi
Saudi Arabian Author
Many Saudi clerics believe that letting women drive means they will be free to leave the house whenever they like - something that will have a liberalizing and, therefore, unwanted effect on society.
Quote examples
Henry Paulson
American Public Servant
An open, competitive, and liberalized financial market can effectively allocate scarce resources in a manner that promotes stability and prosperity far better than governmental intervention.
Quote examples
Anthony Scaramucci
American Businessman
Beijing is trying to split the baby between simultaneously liberalizing the economy and maintaining economic stability, but those two factors are increasingly mutually exclusive.
Quote examples
Barry Gardiner
British Politician
Most trade agreements arise from a desire to liberalise trade - making it easier to sell goods and services into one another's markets. Brexit will not.
Quote examples
Zanny Minton Beddoes
British Journalist
Many European countries and Japan need to free their labour markets and liberalise services to boost productivity growth.
Quote examples
Nirmala Sitharaman
Indian Politician
Post globalisation, the debate has been, 'How much more are we going to liberalise?
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Yuval Noah Harari
Israeli Historian
Those who refuse to liberalise and globalise are doomed to failure.
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Tony Fernandes
Malaysian Businessman
Airlines are one of the last things to be liberalized.
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