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Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears.
Louis D. Brandeis

Meaning of "free speech" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FREE SPEECH

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FREE SPEECH

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Free speech is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FREE SPEECH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

free speech

Freedom of speech

Freedom of speech is the political right to communicate one's opinions and ideas using one's body and property to anyone who is willing to receive them. The term freedom of expression is sometimes used synonymously, but includes any act of seeking, receiving and imparting information or ideas, regardless of the medium used. The right to freedom of speech is not absolute in any country and is commonly subject to limitations based on the speech implications of the harm principle including libel, slander, obscenity and pornography, sedition, hate speech, classified information, copyright violation, trade secrets, non-disclosure agreements. The term "offense principle" is also used to expand the range of free speech limitations to prohibit forms of expression where they are considered offensive to society, special interest groups or individuals. For example, freedom of speech is limited in many jurisdictions to widely differing degrees by religious legal systems, religious offense or incitement to ethnic or racial hatred laws.

Definition of free speech in the English dictionary

The definition of free speech in the dictionary is the right to express one's opinions publicly.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FREE SPEECH

free radical
free recall
free running
free sample
free shot
free silver
free skater
free skating
Free Soil Party
free space
free spirit
Free State
Free Territory of Trieste
free thought
free throw
free trade
free verse
free vibration
free vote
free will

WORDS THAT END LIKE FREE SPEECH

acceptance speech
beech
budget speech
curtain speech
deaf without speech
direct speech
figure of speech
hate speech
indirect speech
keynote speech
King´s speech
leech
maiden speech
nonspeech
part of speech
Queen´s speech
reported speech
speech
stump speech
visible speech

Synonyms and antonyms of free speech in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «free speech» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FREE SPEECH

Find out the translation of free speech to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of free speech from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «free speech» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

言论自由
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

libertad de expresión
570 millions of speakers

English

free speech
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुक्त भाषण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حرية التعبير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

свобода слова
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

liberdade de expressão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মুক্ত বক্তৃতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la liberté d´expression
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

ucapan Bebas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Redefreiheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

言論の自由
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

언론의 자유
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gratis wicara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tự do ngôn luận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இலவச பேச்சு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मुक्त भाषण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

serbest konuşma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

libertà di parola
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wolność słowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

свобода слова
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

libertatea de exprimare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ελευθερία του λόγου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vryheid van spraak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

yttrandefrihet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ytringsfriheten
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of free speech

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FREE SPEECH»

The term «free speech» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.976 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FREE SPEECH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about free speech

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10 QUOTES WITH «FREE SPEECH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word free speech.
1
Elliott Abrams
We need to understand that an open society and free speech and press... really are the best weapons against al Qaeda and extremism.
2
Shawn Amos
Depending on your political orientation, the Dixie Chicks are either the great defenders of free speech or American traitors.
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Timothy Garton Ash
That said, the question remains: how to strike the balance between free speech and mutual respect in this mixed-up world, both blessed and cursed with instant communication? We should not fight fire with fire, threats with threats.
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Julian Baggini
You should protest about the views of people you disagree with over major moral issues, and argue them down, but you should not try to silence them, however repugnant you find them. That is the bitter pill free speech requires us to swallow.
5
Hugo Black
The Framers of the Constitution knew that free speech is the friend of change and revolution. But they also knew that it is always the deadliest enemy of tyranny.
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Harry A. Blackmun
By placing discretion in the hands of an official to grant or deny a license, such a statute creates a threat of censorship that by its very existence chills free speech.
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Charles Bradlaugh
Without free speech no search for truth is possible... no discovery of truth is useful.
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Charles Bradlaugh
Better a thousandfold abuse of free speech than denial of free speech.
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Louis D. Brandeis
Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears.
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Heywood Broun
Everybody favours free speech in the slack moments when no axes are being ground.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FREE SPEECH»

Discover the use of free speech in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to free speech and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Freedom of Speech
This is a fully revised and updated new edition of the classic work first published in 1985.
Eric Barendt, 2005
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Free Speech: A Very Short Introduction
How important really is our right to freedom of speech? Here, Nigel Warburton offers a concise guide to the important questions facing modern society about free speech: Should a civilized society set limits on the freedom of speech?
Nigel Warburton, 2009
3
The Free Speech Movement: Reflections on Berkeley in the 1960s
"This is a superb book. We are well-launched into a new generation of '60s scholarship, and The Free Speech Movement will be at the center of it.
Robert Cohen, Reginald E. Zelnik, 2002
4
The Irony of Free Speech
In this book, a marvel of conciseness and eloquence, Fiss reframes the debate over free speech to reflect the First Amendment's role in ensuring public debate that is, in Justice William Brennan's words, truly "uninhibited, robust, and wide ...
Owen Fiss, 2009
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There's No Such Thing As Free Speech : And It's a Good ...
In the book's first section, which includes the five essays written for Fish's celebrated debates with Dinesh D'Souza (the author and former Reagan White House policy analyst), Fish turns his attention to the neoconservative backlash.
Stanley Fish Arts and Sciences Professor of English and Professor of Law Duke University, 1993
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Virtual freedom: net neutrality and free speech in the ...
Shows how First Amendment rights are threatened by the privatization of the Internet as corporations are increasingly allowed to control and censor online material and communication, and proposes new legislation to preserve and promote free ...
Dawn C. Nunziato, 2009
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Free Speech in Its Forgotten Years, 1870-1920
Curiously, people who follow and study free speech issues assume that controversies and litigation about free speech began abruptly during World War I. The surprising research in this original book reveals that this conventional view is ...
David M. Rabban, 1999
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Free Speech
(iii) A defence offree speech must treat the right to free speech as a public right— 'public' in the sense that it can be exercised by any non-assignable member of the community—and not as exclusive to a subgroup or élite This is the least ...
Alan Haworth, 2012
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Free speech for me--but not for thee: how the American left ...
Hentoff's timely, fact-filled, and illuminating book describes the current assault on free speech from all points of the political spectrum--even from the traditionally liberal groups now intent on repressing opinions thought "politically ...
Nat Hentoff, 1993
10
Free Speech and Democracy in Ancient Athens
Through readings of Socrates's trial, Greek tragedy and comedy, Thucydides's History, and Plato's Protagoras this volume explores the paradoxical connections between free speech, democracy, shame, and Socratic philosophy and Thucydidean ...
Arlene W. Saxonhouse, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FREE SPEECH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term free speech is used in the context of the following news items.
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Free-speech case finds KU and K-State on opposite sides
Kansas' two biggest universities find themselves in opposite camps in a possibly pivotal case that pits the limits of free speech against ... «Wichita Eagle, Jul 15»
2
Mark Woods: Not a simple trespassing case; a matter of free speech
And what is playing out in Jacksonville now is an intriguing test of free speech, even if Hoffman and his attorney weren't able to use those ... «Florida Times-Union, Jul 15»
3
Loss for Redskins and free speech
Whatever you think of the wisdom in keeping the moniker of Washington's professional football team, it should be uncontroversial that the ... «Muncie Star Press, Jul 15»
4
Hans von Spakovsky: Persecuting Christians, attacking free speech
My parents immigrated to the United States in 1951, after surviving the tyranny of Nazi Germany and Soviet communism. It never would have ... «The Providence Journal, Jul 15»
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OUR VIEW: Flag debate shows support for free speech
An honor guard from the South Carolina Highway Patrol lowers the Confederate battle flag as it is removed from the Capitol grounds Friday in ... «Richmond County Daily Journal, Jul 15»
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Hate Speech, Free Speech and Conversation
Small towns bring up visions of Mayberry with friendly neighbors and a life that is simple and predictable. Even for people living in smaller ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Facebook Accused of Restricting Free Speech By a Putin Aide
No-one can accuse the Russians of lacking a sense of irony. Senior officials are urging their countrymen to abandon Facebook in favor of ... «TIME, Jul 15»
8
Donald Trump breaks through assaults on free speech | Letter
The Confederate flag today, the American flag tomorrow. Donald Trump exercises his right as an American citizen to free speech, tells the truth ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
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Welcome to Voat: Reddit killer, troll haven, and the strange face of …
At times, Voat's free speech absolutism can sound like a red herring. While there's no harassment policy, the user agreement appears copied ... «The Verge, Jul 15»
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'Duty Of Care': The Friendly Sounding Way In Which Europe …
Besides the commercial impact, the implications for free speech would also be disastrous. Protections from intermediary liability enable ... «Techdirt, Jul 15»

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