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- proper noun politics A member of a political party or movement that uses the term "Libertarian" in its name (e.g., the Libertarian Party of the United States); one who is likely to support policies that are
libertarian .
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Examples
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Reply: before the term Libertarian ... there was a word which embodied the concept of liberty, as well as the idea that we should ensure a man can feed his family, that he might not steal from another in order to do so.
Endorsing Ron Paul, and Why Progressive Dems Should Support Ron Paul 2007
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In fact, an easy way to tell a real Libertarian from a Republican hack in Libertarian drag is that if you are still being a Republican hack after the Bush years ripped the mask off what the Republican Party really stands for, you simply can’t be a real Libertarian.
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I think Independent Libertarian is a perfect example of an oxymoronic statement in itself.
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I believe a Libertarian is straight-ticket Republican voter who is ashamed to have voted for and supported Bush – who willingly let the neocon/Cheney/Rove herd stomp all over him.
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Young Thomas has done a sterling job by standing in Norwich North in that a lot of people who have been watching us for nearly two years have decided that the place for a Libertarian is in the LPUK, not trying year in and year out to try and convince the Tories and Lib Dems to be small state pro citizen, pro freedom parties.
Is there a market for the Libertarian Party Norfolk Blogger 2009
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The Liberal would argue that the Libertarian is taking his point far, far too literally.
The Volokh Conspiracy » So a Libertarian and a Liberal Walk into a Bar 2010
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Are you aware that many of our Founding Fathers believed in Libertarian ideas?
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One of the problems with being a Libertarian is simply defining it.
Libertarians Still Lusting for Palin? « Antiwar.com Blog 2008
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And I am probably not the only onlooker interested to read your answer on this one, if only to help establish whether or not you aren't really just a Christian Fundamentalist in Libertarian clothing.
Balkinization 2006
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And I am probably not the only onlooker interested to read your answer on this one, if only to help establish whether or not you aren't really just a Christian Fundamentalist in Libertarian clothing.
Balkinization 2006
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