liberation
noun
lib·er·a·tion
ˌli-bə-ˈrā-shən 
1
: the act of liberating : the state of being liberated
2
: a movement seeking equal rights and status for a group
women's liberation
Examples of liberation in a Sentence
The liberation of the city took weeks.
the liberation of the slaves was one of the key results of the Civil War
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Poland President Andrzej Duda is urging his government to ensure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can attend the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation later this month without risk of detention, a presidential aide confirmed on Thursday.
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Additionally, with Uranus in Taurus getting ready to station direct at the end of January, your ongoing personal liberation saga is agitating for change again.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2024
Morrison’s commentary urges us to realize that liberation from white supremacist, patriarchal constructs isn’t possible through enrollment in yet another white supremacist, patriarchal construct.
—Akilah Sailers, Essence, 19 Dec. 2024
While some of them yearned to turn back the clock, most men’s rights activists wanted to advance a new gender order—one that borrowed selectively from the burgeoning second-wave women’s liberation movement.
—Theresa Iker / Made By History, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Additionally, with Uranus in Taurus getting ready to station direct at the end of January, your ongoing personal liberation saga is agitating for change again.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2024
Morrison’s commentary urges us to realize that liberation from white supremacist, patriarchal constructs isn’t possible through enrollment in yet another white supremacist, patriarchal construct.
—Akilah Sailers, Essence, 19 Dec. 2024
While some of them yearned to turn back the clock, most men’s rights activists wanted to advance a new gender order—one that borrowed selectively from the burgeoning second-wave women’s liberation movement.
—Theresa Iker / Made By History, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Liberation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liberation. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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liberation
noun
lib·er·a·tion
ˌlib-ə-ˈrā-shən
1
: the act of liberating : the state of being liberated
2
: a movement seeking equal rights for a group
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