Betekenis van freedom In het Nederlands

• 0 the condition or right of being able or allowed to do, say, think, etc. whatever you want to, without being controlled or limited:

  • I felt such a sense of freedom, up in the hills alone.

  • Children are allowed much more freedom these days.

  • [ + to infinitive ] In college, you have the freedom to do what you want.

  • Everyone should be allowed freedom of choice (= the ability to make their own choices).

  • Freedom of speech and freedom of thought (= the ability to say and think whatever you want) were both denied under the dictatorship.

  • They are campaigning for freedom of information (= for any information to be allowed to be given to anyone who wants it).

  • We demand freedom from injustice/persecution (= the condition of not having to suffer these things).

  • Being able to vote as you want to is an important political/democratic freedom.

  • They regained their freedom after ten years of unjust imprisonment.

• 1 the condition or right of being able or allowed to do whatever you want to, without being controlled or limited:

  • freedom of speech

  • If children aren’t allowed some freedom, they won’t learn to be independent.

  • [ U ] We were promised freedom from persecution.