plural libs
2
informal
a
: a politically liberal person : liberal entry 2 sense a
The reason Obama keeps tilting left is that so many independents have dumped him and he has almost no chance of getting them back. So energizing libs for a massive turnout is his next-best hope.—
Michael Goodwin
Michael Goodwin
b
Lib plural Libs
: a member or supporter of a Liberal political party : liberal entry 2 sense b
Like their Labor counterparts, many young Libs found willing political patronage and slipped seamlessly onto the payrolls of MPs and some eventually entered Parliament themselves, to play politics on a bigger field.—George Morgan
George Morgan1
liberal
2
librarian, library
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Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2023
The file may be masquerading as part of Fortinet’s IPS Engine, located at /data/lib/libips.so.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2023
At the same time, women’s lib and other civil-rights movements were going on.
—Vulture, 23 Jan. 2024
For the ’70s, there was a women’s-lib movement and women were starting to come out of their shell a bit.
—Vulture, 27 Jan. 2023
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Noun
The implant was installed in /data/lib/libips.bak path.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2023
The file may be masquerading as part of Fortinet’s IPS Engine, located at /data/lib/libips.so.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2023
At the same time, women’s lib and other civil-rights movements were going on.
—Vulture, 23 Jan. 2024
For the ’70s, there was a women’s-lib movement and women were starting to come out of their shell a bit.
—Vulture, 27 Jan. 2023
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“Lib.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lib. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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