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Meanings of illiberal in English

Narrow-minded about cherished opinions.

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Examples for "intolerant"
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A large majority of African citizens, however, are intolerant of homosexual citizens.
The South African
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The Independents are perhaps the more bigoted; the Presbyterians the more intolerant.
Friends, though divided: A Tale of the Civil War
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The atmosphere is intolerant now; the risk is it may become suffocating.
The Guardian
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Under Maximilian II Austria had been the least intolerant of European governments.
Lectures on Modern history
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There's also genetic evidence that people at that time were mainly lactose-intolerant.
Radio NZ
Usage of illiberal in English
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The problem is that the idea is destructive, illiberal and deeply unfair.
The South African
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This was illiberal; and the Queen justly complained of such absurd jealousy.
Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, Volum...
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America and England have heretofore abounded towards each other in illiberal criticisms.
Sunny Memories Of Foreign Lands, Volume 1
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But the movement is taking on a broader meaning in illiberal societies.
Reuters
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But he well knew the distinction between political enmity and illiberal prejudice.
The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abol...
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Still, she saw more of the Walworths and found them not illiberal.
Born in Exile
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These are various, some perhaps too liberal and some perhaps too illiberal.
State of the Union Addresses
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Westminster school is, undoubtedly, the seat of illiberal manners and brutal behavior.
Letters to His Son, 1750 / On the Fine Art of Becoming a Man of ...
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Those misguided, illiberal, lazy-minded advocates of prohibition are seeking easy, cheap solutions.
The Irish Times
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Full of confusion, the illiberal widow took back her shawl, murmuring, Lack-a-day!
Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales
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Detested be the national reflections against them!-theyare unjust, groundless, illiberal, unmanly.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. / From the Acc...
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Shouldn't you first defeat the illiberal state before you can rebuild liberal democracy?
The Guardian
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Far-right and illiberal populism continues to prosper in Poland and Hungary.
The Guardian
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Possibly the difference between an illiberal Unitarian and a liberal Catholic is microscopic.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 / Little J...
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To tell the truth, this Larry dealt in some illiberal insinuations against civilization.
Redburn. His First Voyage / Being the Sailor Boy Confessions and...
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Yet the bill is a symptom of a dangerously illiberal creed.
The Guardian
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