freedom of speech

noun phrase

: the legal right to express one's opinions freely

Examples of freedom of speech in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Project Liberty Institute, where Tang is a senior fellow, is investing in X competitor BlueSky’s ecosystem to strengthen freedom of speech protections. —Tharin Pillay, TIME, 18 Feb. 2025

Amidst a contentious debate on freedom of speech and government oversight lapses, the prisoners exploit their freedom, leading to bank robberies and the emergence of a neo-Nazi organization. —Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2025

In Comstock’s era, civil liberties activists, artists and arts organizations rose to the challenge of defending their freedom of speech. —Amy Werbel, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2025

In the early stages of the Cold War, Hungary, a client state controlled by the USSR, rebelled, fueled by student demonstrations arguing for secession and freedom of speech. —Daniel Seifert, JSTOR Daily, 5 Feb. 2025

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Legal Definition

freedom of speech

: the right to express information, ideas, and opinions free of government restrictions based on content and subject only to reasonable limitations (as the power of the government to avoid a clear and present danger) especially as guaranteed by the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution see also free speech compare censorship, prior restraint