Definition of "liberation" in English

noun

1. The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.

   • The liberation of American slaves was accomplished by the Department of War, that of British slaves by the Exchequer.

2. (euphemistic or ironic) Synonym of conquest or theft.

3. (politics) The achievement of equal rights and status, particularly as seen as freedom from historic and structural oppression.

   • women's liberation... black liberation... gay liberation...