Definition of "civil-libertarian" []

• Having or showing active concern for protection of civil liberties protected by law. (adjective)
• A person having or showing active concern for protection of civil liberties protected by law. (noun)

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• "If a civil-libertarian Pinochet figure is possible, might a libertarian, in good conscience, be able to endorse that?"
• "Vincent Warren, executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, one of the leading civil-libertarian institutions to have fought Guantanamo for seven years, just put out this statement:"
• "Boy, Matt, you sure know how to put up my civil-libertarian hackles."