liberal vs scarce

liberal

adj
  • Widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions or conventions; permissive. 

  • Generous; permitting liberty; willing to give unsparingly. 

  • Ample, abundant; generous in quantity. 

  • Open to political or social changes and reforms associated with either classical or modern liberalism. 

  • Pertaining to those arts and sciences the study of which is considered to provide general knowledge, as opposed to vocational/occupational, technical or mechanical training. 

noun
  • A supporter of any of several liberal parties. 

  • One who favors individual voting rights, human and civil rights, and laissez-faire markets (also called "classical liberal"; compare libertarian). 

  • One with liberal views, supporting individual liberty (see Wikipedia's article on Liberalism). 

  • Someone with progressive or left-wing views; one with a left-wing ideology. 

scarce

adj
  • Uncommon, rare; difficult to find; insufficient to meet a demand. 

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