liberal democracy ne demek?

Hürriyet ve serbestlikle ilgili.
Serbest ekonomiden yana olan (kimse, parti vb).
Hoşgörülü.
Fr. Ferdi hürriyet lehinde, hürriyete elverişli. Ferdi teşebbüs ve hürriyet haklarını korumak için en iyi vasıta, devletin salahiyyetlerini mümkün olduğu kadar tahdid etmek fikri. Rusya'daki dinsiz sosyalistliğin zıddı. (Bak: Sosyalizm)
Bestowing in a large and noble way, as a freeman; generous; bounteous; open-handed; as, a liberal giver.
Bestowed in a large way; hence, more than sufficient; abundant; bountiful; ample; profuse; as, a liberal gift; a liberal discharge of matter or of water.
Not strict or rigorous; not confined or restricted to the literal sense; free; as, a liberal translation of a classic, or a liberal construction of law or of language.
Not narrow or contracted in mind; not selfish; enlarged in spirit; catholic.
Free to excess; regardless of law or moral restraint; licentious.
Not bound by orthodox tenets or established forms in political or religious philosophy; independent in opinion; not conservative; friendly to great freedom in the constitution or administration of government; having tendency toward democratic or republican, as distinguished from monarchical or aristocratic, forms; as, liberal thinkers; liberal Christians; the Liberal party.