small-L liberal
In Australia, one of the conservative parties is called the Liberal Party of Australia.
But because liberal means the opposite of conservative in most of the world, when we want to refer to the concept of "believing in or allowing more personal freedom and a development towards a fairer sharing of wealth and power within society" and not the party, we say "small L liberal", since the party is a proper noun with a big L.
But because liberal means the opposite of conservative in most of the world, when we want to refer to the concept of "believing in or allowing more personal freedom and a development towards a fairer sharing of wealth and power within society" and not the party, we say "small L liberal", since the party is a proper noun with a big L.
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