intellectual freedom
idiom
: freedom that allows people to think about or study what they want
the library's commitment to intellectual freedom
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In Aquarius, the messenger planet encourages you to think outside the box, seek intellectual freedom and embrace unconventionality.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Another challenge is this national growing trend of book challenges, and this challenge to the concept and value of intellectual freedom.
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Jan. 2025
Some of her policies include intellectual freedom, transparent communication with the community and creating equal equational opportunities for all.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 12 July 2024
Karen Grant, president of the New Jersey Association of School Librarians, praised the bill for recognizing the profession's integrity and for promoting intellectual freedom.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Another challenge is this national growing trend of book challenges, and this challenge to the concept and value of intellectual freedom.
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Jan. 2025
Some of her policies include intellectual freedom, transparent communication with the community and creating equal equational opportunities for all.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 12 July 2024
Karen Grant, president of the New Jersey Association of School Librarians, praised the bill for recognizing the profession's integrity and for promoting intellectual freedom.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Intellectual freedom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intellectual%20freedom. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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