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Liberal vs. Democrat

The main difference between Liberal and Democrat is that the Liberal is one who is open-minded, whereas Democrat is one who practices social equality for all people.

Key Differences

A liberal has some kind of mechanism; conversely, a democrat exists by simply electing.
A liberal individual is responsible; on the flip side, a democrat is social.
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Liberal is intended to mean open to all learning and free; on the other side, democracy is only citizens casting.
Liberal is for extending tax cuts, although democrat is against extending tax cuts.
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Liberal is concerned with limiting the power of the state, whereas democrats are concerned with the nature of public power.
Liberal is an open market; however, a democrat is market regulation.
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A liberal is the historical contingency of the conjunction; on the other hand, a democrat is evidence by the fact.
Liberal is for a balanced budget, although democrat is against a balanced budget.
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Liberal is for free or low-cost healthcare, whether democrat is for privatizing healthcare.

Comparison Chart

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A liberal contains individual rights.
Democrat contains majority rule.

Social

Personal freedom
Empowerment of majority

Government Regulation

It is needed to protect consumers.
It is delay free-market and job enlargement.
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Economy

Flat tax
Progressive tax
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Type

Normative model
Larger concept

Liberal and Democrat Definitions

Liberal

Favoring reform, open to new ideas, and tolerant of the ideas and behavior of others; not bound by traditional thinking; broad-minded.

Democrat

An advocate of democracy.

Liberal

Of, relating to, or characteristic of liberalism.

Democrat

One who believes in social equality or discounts distinctions in rank.
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Liberal

Liberal Of, designating, or characteristic of a political party founded on or associated with principles of social and political liberalism, especially in Great Britain, Canada, and the United States.

Democrat

Democrat A member of the Democratic Party.

Liberal

Tending to give freely; generous
A liberal benefactor.

Democrat

A supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally (historical) as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France).

Liberal

Generous in amount; ample
A liberal serving of potatoes.

Democrat

Someone who rules a representative democracy.

Liberal

Not strict or literal; loose or approximate
A liberal translation.

Democrat

A large light uncovered wagon with two or more seats.

Liberal

Of, relating to, or based on the traditional arts and sciences of a college or university curriculum
A liberal education.

Democrat

One who is an adherent or advocate of democracy, or government by the people.
Whatever they call him, what care I,Aristocrat, democrat, autocrat.

Liberal

(Archaic) Permissible or appropriate for a person of free birth; befitting a lady or gentleman.

Democrat

A member of the Democratic party.

Liberal

(Obsolete) Morally unrestrained; licentious.

Democrat

A large light uncovered wagon with two or more seats.

Liberal

A person with liberal ideas or opinions.

Democrat

A member of the Democratic Party

Liberal

Liberal A member of a Liberal political party.

Democrat

An advocate of democratic principles

Liberal

Pertaining to those arts and sciences the study of which is considered to provide general knowledge, as opposed to vocational/occupational, technical or mechanical training.
He had a full education studying the liberal arts.

Liberal

Generous; permitting liberty; willing to give unsparingly.
He was liberal with his compliments.

Liberal

Ample, abundant; generous in quantity.
Add a liberal sprinkling of salt.

Liberal

(obsolete) Unrestrained, licentious.

Liberal

Widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions or conventions; permissive.
Her parents had liberal ideas about child-rearing.

Liberal

(politics) Open to political or social changes and reforms associated with either classical or modern liberalism.

Liberal

One with liberal views, supporting individual liberty (see Wikipedia's article on Liberalism).

Liberal

(US) Someone with progressive or left-wing views; one with a left-wing ideology.

Liberal

A supporter of any of several liberal parties.

Liberal

(UK) One who favors individual voting rights, human and civil rights, and laissez-faire markets also called "classical liberal"; compare libertarian.

Liberal

Free by birth; hence, befitting a freeman or gentleman; refined; noble; independent; free; not servile or mean; as, a liberal ancestry; a liberal spirit; liberal arts or studies.

Liberal

Bestowing in a large and noble way, as a freeman; generous; bounteous; open-handed; as, a liberal giver.
Infinitely good, and of his goodAs liberal and free as infinite.

Liberal

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.
His wealth doth warrant a liberal dower.

Liberal

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.

Liberal

Not narrow or contracted in mind; not selfish; enlarged in spirit; catholic.

Liberal

Free to excess; regardless of law or moral restraint; licentious.

Liberal

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.
I confess I see nothing liberal in this " order of thoughts," as Hobbes elsewhere expresses it.

Liberal

One who favors greater freedom in political or religious matters; an opponent of the established systems; a reformer; in English politics, a member of the Liberal party, so called. Cf. Whig.

Liberal

A person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties

Liberal

A person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets

Liberal

Showing or characterized by broad-mindedness;
A broad political stance
Generous and broad sympathies
A liberal newspaper
Tolerant of his opponent's opinions

Liberal

Having political or social views favoring reform and progress

Liberal

Tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition

Liberal

Given or giving freely;
Was a big tipper
The bounteous goodness of God
Bountiful compliments
A freehanded host
A handsome allowance
Saturday's child is loving and giving
A liberal backer of the arts
A munificent gift
Her fond and openhanded grandfather

Liberal

Not literal;
A loose interpretation of what she had been told
A free translation of the poem

Liberal vs. Democrat

Liberal originally referred to the use of governmental power and legal processes to protect individual liberty and equality under the law. Democrat refers to the use of public voting to elect government officials. A liberal is a form of democracy that emphasizes and protects individual freedom. A democrat is simply a form of government in which power rests in the hands of its people. A liberal has some kind of mechanism to prevent that government from taking absolute power over everything. A democrat exists by simply electing leaders.

A liberal is a normative model. Democrat is a larger concept. A liberal is all about the individual rights of people and being protected. A Democrat shows just a representative government. Liberal is intended to mean open to all learning and free and safe to share all perspectives. Democracy is only citizens casting and accepting the majority outcome.

The liberal requires that decisions on certain issues rest with the individual and not with society. The democrat assigns the power of decision-making to majorities. Liberal focuses on the needs of the individuals. Democrat is one that focuses on the needs of the people.

Being a liberal is a movement against the people of privileged protectionism; this is because of too active government interference in the market. However, a democrat is away from the ideal ownership of economy productive private and public enterprise and other means of production, and it is also threatening to state welfare. Liberal gives money to the poor that is taken from the rich people. Democrat is not about helping the poor.

What is Liberal?

A liberal is somebody who accepts that the individuals ought to be allowed to do whatever they like up to a point. Liberals have typically maintained that humans are naturally in a state of perfect freedom to order their actions without depending on the Will of any other Man. The basic principles have some justified liberty limitations.

Liberal is political regulation that takes protecting and enhancing the freedom of the individuals to be the central problem of politics. Liberal typically believes that the government is necessary to protect individuals from being hurt by others. They also perceive the government itself can pose a threat to liberty.

Types

Negative Liberal: This type of liberal is an opportunity-concept. Being free is a matter of what options are left open to us, whether or not we exercise such choices. The state’s assurance of liberal and job ensuring to protect liberty is important so that citizens don’t create panic on each other without hypnotic type justifications.

Positive Liberal: A liberal who is is acted positively with the true will or general will is a positive liberal. A positive liberal is free with positive conceptions, wealth, and freedom type good things. Besides, all these positive liberal still remain different.

Republican Liberal: The concept of republic liberal is mere of arbitrary interference and limitation of liberty. Such a liberal seems to relate the possibility of interfering with the modal state. This type of liberal is more complex in counterfactual claims, which are often cashed out and not sure about the sufficiently explicated of these claims.

What is a Democrat?

Democrat is originated from two Greek words, “Demos,” which means “the people,” and ‘”kratia” means “power or authority.” Democrat is a type of government that gives power to the people. A Democrat is an advocate and supporter of democracy. Democracy is of government type, in which the people have the authority to select their own governing laws. In a democracy, only leaders elected by people rule the country, and people have the freedom to express their views, freedom to organize, and freedom to protest.

In ancient democracy means the slaves and normal people had no rights, and their masters had a good hand in running the government. In modern days democracy means government equality. This means all the citizens have the right to participate in composition and administration. Democrat systems mainly rely on “the rule of law” and ancient Greek valued i.e., “natural law.” In natural law is human societies should be governed by basic ethical principles found in nature.

Types

Direct Democrat: Indirect democrat, there is no difference between the government and the people. The entire citizen takes a direct part in the functioning of the government. They make laws themselves and make the policy of the government. Direct democrat points out to the executive officers and hold them. Direct democrat also decides the policy of the government.

Indirect or Representative Democrat: In indirect democrat people, rule themselves through their representatives. People elect their representatives periodically. These representatives make rules and laws on behalf of the people. Election plays a very vital role in an indirect democracy. Most of the modern countries and we also have an indirect type of democracy.

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