Meaning & use

liberation

noun·Academic

The act of freeing someone or something from imprisonment, oppression, or restriction.

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Veterans gathered each year to mark the liberation of the town from occupying forces.

Many women described the movement as a personal liberation from rigid social expectations.

A note on using this word

Liberation implies freedom from a significant, often systemic, form of control, stronger than simply 'release.'

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