lib.

¹

abbreviation for

1. book.

lib.

²

abbreviation for

1. librarian.
2. library.

lib

³

[ lib ]

noun

, Informal.

1. liberation ( def 2 ):

   women's lib; gay lib.

2. a libber.

Lib.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. Liberal.

lib

¹

/ lɪb /

noun

1. informal.
   short for liberation

lib.

²

abbreviation for

1. librarian
2. library

Lib.

³

abbreviation for

1. Liberal

Word History and Origins

Origin of lib.¹

From the Latin word liber

Origin of lib.²

First recorded in 1965–70; by shortening

Example Sentences

A 2021 report found Jane Dodds, who is in charge of the Welsh Lib Dems, made a "grave error of judgement" by not organising a meeting to discuss a particular case of abuse by the former Bishop of Chester.

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Sir Ed said although the Lib Dems would back a Royal Commission there needed to be "immediate measures first" and it "must not be an excuse for long-grassing this".

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He added that the Lib Dems were "willing and ready" to take part in negotiations over the issue but he had not yet had a call from Health Secretary Wes Streeting to do so.

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The Lib Dem leader called on the government to be "more ambitious", pointing to his party's own proposals for a higher minimum wage for care workers.

From BBC

While the Conservatives promised then failed multiple times to follow through with big changes to the system, the newly emboldened Lib Dems put social care right at the centre of their successful election campaign.

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