political liberty

noun

1. the right to express oneself freely and effectually regarding the conduct, makeup, and principles of the government under which one lives.

Example Sentences

"This really shows that this is a dictatorship that is playing in the democracy game," Phil Robertson of Human Rights Watch said, adding that "civil rights and political liberty have been completely, totally restricted by Prime Minister Hun Sen and his government".

From Reuters

Absent any supportive precedent, Wilson resorted to pure partisan howls, quoting the Founding Fathers’ sweeping rhetoric about “elective despotism” and “political liberty.”

From Slate

Regaining political liberty means, in part, fighting this culture war.

From Salon

Instead, Witherspoon argued that full knowledge of God’s truth was only possible under the reign of religious and political liberty.

From Washington Times

The courts had no reason, Tatel wrote, to second guess Congress when it came to ensuring that “the right to vote — surely among the most important guarantees of political liberty in the Constitution — is not abridged on account of race.”

From Washington Post

Related Words

• civil rights
• freedom
• freedom of religion
• freedom of speech