B2 [ C or U ] the condition or right of being able or allowed to do, say, think, etc. whatever you want to, without being controlled or limited:
[ + to infinitive ] In college, you have the freedom to do what you want.
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).
Compare
› [ U ] the state of not being in prison:
They regained their freedom after ten years of unjust imprisonment.
give sb the freedom of
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- This party stands for low taxes and individual freedom.
- He wants greater freedom to develop his own ideas.
- During his speech, he laid particular stress on the freedom of the press.
- "We are not terrorists, " he said evenly. "We are freedom fighters."
- For most citizens, liberty means the freedom to practise their religious or political beliefs.
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