"free speech" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fɹiː ˈspiːtʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-free speech.wav [US]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} free speech (uncountable)
  1. The right to express an opinion in public without being restrained or censored. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Freedom of speech Synonyms (right to express opinion): freedom of speech Related terms: free as in speech, free-spoken, freedom of movement, freedom of contract, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly, right to keep and bear arms Translations (right to express an opinion in public): liri e të shprehurit [feminine] (Albanian), πᾰρρησῐ́ᾱ (parrhēsíā) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), ἰσηγορία (isēgoría) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), ἐλευθεροστομία (eleutherostomía) (Ancient Greek), حُرِّيَّة اَلتَّعْبِير (ḥurriyyat at-taʕbīr) [feminine] (Arabic), խոսքի ազատություն (xoskʻi azatutʻyun) (Armenian), свабо́да сло́ва (svabóda slóva) [feminine] (Belarusian), свобода на слово (svoboda na slovo) [feminine] (Bulgarian), llibertat d'expressió [feminine] (Catalan), 言論自由 (Chinese Mandarin), 言论自由 (yánlùnzìyóu) (Chinese Mandarin), svoboda slova [feminine] (Czech), svoboda projevu [feminine] (Czech), svoboda vyjadřování [feminine] (Czech), ytringsfrihed (Danish), vrijheid van meningsuiting [feminine] (Dutch), vrije meningsuiting [feminine] (Dutch), parollibereco (Esperanto), sõnavabadus (Estonian), sananvapaus (Finnish), liberté d’expression [feminine] (French), liberdade de expresión [feminine] (Galician), სიტყვის თავისუფლება (siṭq̇vis tavisupleba) (Georgian), აზრის თავისუფლება (azris tavisupleba) (Georgian), გამოხატვის თავისუფლება (gamoxaṭvis tavisupleba) (Georgian), freie Meinungsäußerung [feminine] (German), Redefreiheit [feminine] (German), ελευθερία έκφρασης (elefthería ékfrasis) [feminine] (Greek), חופש הביטוי (Hebrew), अभिव्यक्ति की स्वतंत्रता (abhivyakti kī svatantratā) (Hindi), szólásszabadság (Hungarian), málfrelsi [neuter] (Icelandic), libertate de parola (Interlingua), libertate de expression (Interlingua), libertà di parola [feminine] (Italian), 言論の自由 (genron-no jiyū) (alt: げんろんのじゆう) (Japanese), សេរីភាពបញ្ចេញមតិ (seerəyphiəp bɑɑbɑñcəñ mĕəʼteʼ) (Khmer), 표현의 자유 (pyohyeonui jayu) (Korean), vārda brīvība [feminine] (Latvian), слобода на говор (sloboda na govor) [feminine] (Macedonian), manawhiri kōrero (Maori), ytringsfrihet [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), ytringsfridom [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), آزادی بیان (âzâdi-ye bayân) (Persian), wolność słowa [feminine] (Polish), liberdade de expressão [feminine] (Portuguese), libertatea cuvântului [feminine] (Romanian), свобо́да сло́ва (svobóda slóva) [feminine] (Russian), saorsa cainnte [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), слобода говора [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), sloboda govora [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), sloboda slova [feminine] (Slovak), svoboda govora [feminine] (Slovene), libertad de expresión [feminine] (Spanish), libertad de palabra [feminine] (Spanish), uhuru wa maoni (Swahili), yttrandefrihet (Swedish), เสรีภาพในการพูด (săyree pâap nai gaan pôot) (Thai), ifade özgürlüğü (Turkish), свобо́да сло́ва (svobóda slóva) [feminine] (Ukrainian), آزادی گفتار (Urdu), tự do ngôn luận (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-free_speech-en-noun-q~Peuy8c Disambiguation of Freedom of speech: 93 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'right to express opinion': 96 4 Disambiguation of 'right to express an opinion in public': 86 14
  2. Expressions that are or should be allowed in some moral or legal context. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-free_speech-en-noun-dhbz4wu3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 45 55

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          "word": "חופש הביטוי"
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          "roman": "abhivyakti kī svatantratā",
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          "word": "libertate de parola"
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          "sense": "right to express an opinion in public",
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          "sense": "right to express an opinion in public",
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          "alt": "げんろんのじゆう",
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          "lang": "Japanese",
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          "sense": "right to express an opinion in public",
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          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "seerəyphiəp bɑɑbɑñcəñ mĕəʼteʼ",
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          "word": "សេរីភាពបញ្ចេញមតិ"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "pyohyeonui jayu",
          "sense": "right to express an opinion in public",
          "word": "표현의 자유"
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          "sense": "right to express an opinion in public",
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          "word": "vārda brīvība"
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          "roman": "sloboda na govor",
          "sense": "right to express an opinion in public",
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          "sense": "right to express an opinion in public",
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          "word": "libertad de palabra"
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          "lang": "Swedish",
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          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "săyree pâap nai gaan pôot",
          "sense": "right to express an opinion in public",
          "word": "เสรีภาพในการพูด"
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      "word": "표현의 자유"
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      "sense": "right to express an opinion in public",
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      "word": "آزادی بیان"
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      "word": "wolność słowa"
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      "sense": "right to express an opinion in public",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "свобо́да сло́ва"
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      "word": "saorsa cainnte"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "right to express an opinion in public",
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "right to express an opinion in public",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "sl",
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      "sense": "right to express an opinion in public",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "libertad de palabra"
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      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "right to express an opinion in public",
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      "sense": "right to express an opinion in public",
      "word": "yttrandefrihet"
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      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "săyree pâap nai gaan pôot",
      "sense": "right to express an opinion in public",
      "word": "เสรีภาพในการพูด"
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      "word": "ifade özgürlüğü"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "svobóda slóva",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "свобо́да сло́ва"
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      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "sense": "right to express an opinion in public",
      "word": "آزادی گفتار"
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "right to express an opinion in public",
      "word": "tự do ngôn luận"
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