emancipation (ɪˌmænsɪˈpeɪʃən
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Definitions
noun
- the act of freeing or state of being freed; liberation
- informal freedom from inhibition and convention
Alternative Forms
eˌmanciˈpationist nounSynonyms
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liberation,
freedom,
freeing,
release,
liberty,
discharge,
liberating,
setting free letting loose
untying,
deliverance,
unchaining,
manumission,
enfranchisement,
unshackling,
unfettering,
Usage examples
They were both Liberals, although my mother used to flirt with Socialism, women's emancipation , all that sort of thing.
, Ultimate Prizes (1989)The'ladette ' culture so often blamed for female binge drinking is the accidental pregnancy of emancipation.
Spiked (2004)To argue for women's emancipation is undesirable in contemporary politics.
SA Star (2005)All the others have so far failed to bring the SNP even close to its goal of national emancipation.
Times, Sunday Times (2004)For Marx and Engels, class solidarity and revolution are the political means to individual emancipation , but not ends in themselves.
, Politics, Planning and the State (1990)