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VAMatt on 07 July 2018
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HylianSwordsman said:
VAMatt said:

I guess you're right.  However, I'd note that there is only one definition of free.  So, people would have to say something like "leader of the freer world" to be correct.  

There is most certainly not just one definition. Merriam-Webster lists 15. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free

I mean it in sense 2, particularly b and c, while you mean it somewhat in sense 2d but mostly in sense 3.

Senses 1, 2a, and 4 are unrelated to this conversation.  

I'd argue that 2b is not correct.  Free citizen (in every practical way) is an oxymoron.  I could say the same about 2c, I guess.  So, yeah, 2d and 3 are what I mean by free.  And, as far as I'm concerned, the other (related) definitions are all doublespeak.  One is either free, or not.