Liberal.

1. favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs. 
2. (often initial capital letter) noting or pertaining to a political party advocating measures of progressive political reform. 
3. of, pertaining to, based on, or advocating liberalism. 
4. favorable to or in accord with concepts of maximum individual freedom possible, esp. as guaranteed by law and secured by governmental protection of civil liberties. 
5. favoring or permitting freedom of action, esp. with respect to matters of personal belief or expression: a liberal policy toward dissident artists and writers. 
6. of or pertaining to representational forms of government rather than aristocracies and monarchies. 
7. free from prejudice or bigotry; tolerant: a liberal attitude toward foreigners. 
8. open-minded or tolerant, esp. free of or not bound by traditional or conventional ideas, values, etc. 
9. characterized by generosity and willingness to give in large amounts: a liberal donor. 
10. given freely or abundantly; generous: a liberal donation. 
11. not strict or rigorous; free; not literal: a liberal interpretation of a rule. 
12. of, pertaining to, or based on the liberal arts. 
13. of, pertaining to, or befitting a freeman. 
–noun 14. a person of liberal principles or views, esp. in politics or religion. 
15. (often initial capital letter) a member of a liberal party in politics, esp. of the Liberal party in Great Britain.

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In the US..
1, 2. Progress or reform isn't necessarily beneficial or congruent with the other definitions of liberal.
4. Many individual freedoms are economic freedoms, many people who claim to be liberal believe that the state should have more control over the economy.
5. Generally people who claim to be liberal comply with permitting personal freedom apart from minor instances.
6. People who claim to be liberals are voraciously pro-democracy and critical of even the slightest discrepancy in fairness of elections, though with a slight bias towards the democrat party.
7, 8. Some people who claim to be liberal have taken tolerance to pathological levels of paranoia and support reverse discrimnation.
13. Liberalism to a certain extent is befitting towards freemen.
3, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15. Not the definition of political beliefs.

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