freedom of expression

noun phrase

: the right to express one's opinions freely

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That’s the case because creating and pursuing DEI policies is a type of freedom of expression. Paul M. Collins Jr., The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2025 Chamberlain’s basketball resume will lead with all of his NBA accomplishments, but stepping away from the league to work with the Globetrotters gave Chamberlain a certain freedom of expression. Zach Powell, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025 That question is particularly pointed in the case of the U. of C. Will its promotion of freedom of expression and inquiry prove in the end to have been a marketing strategy that can be discarded in the face of harsh political realities? Jamie Kalven, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025 Paty was giving a lesson mandated by the National Education Ministry on freedom of expression. Tom Nouvian and Samuel Petrequin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024 Many of us take for granted creative license and the freedom of expression that undergirds it. Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025 His government has criminalized fundamental rights, such as peaceful assembly and freedom of expression, while silencing dissent and stifling civil society. Tatsiana Kulakevich, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2025 Queendom documents the growing clampdown on freedom of expression that followed Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2025 But, citing freedom of expression, White said the organization would not take any disciplinary actions against Mitchell. CBS News, 31 Jan. 2025

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“Freedom of expression.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freedom%20of%20expression. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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