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liberation
noun
the act or fact of gaining equal rights or full social or economic opportunities for a particular group.
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Liberation 鈥渢he act of gaining equal rights鈥� is adapted from Latin 濒墨产别谤腻迟颈艒 鈥渁 setting free, a release,鈥� which comes from the verb 濒墨产别谤腻谤别 鈥渢o free鈥� and, ultimately, the adjective 濒墨产别谤 鈥渇ree, open, frank.鈥� From here, there is the possibility for confusion, as the adjective 濒墨产别谤 鈥渇ree,鈥� the noun 濒墨产别谤 鈥渃hild,鈥� and the noun liber 鈥渂ook, bark鈥� are all common words in Latin. 尝墨产别谤 鈥渇ree鈥� is also the source of deliver, liberal, libertarian, and liberty, and it comes from an ancient root meaning 鈥減eople鈥�; compare the names Leopold (literally 鈥渂old people鈥�) and Luther (鈥減eople army鈥�). 尝墨产别谤 鈥渃hild鈥� literally means 鈥渇ree one鈥� and almost exclusively appears as plural 濒墨产别谤墨 鈥渃hildren.鈥� Meanwhile, liber 鈥渂ook鈥� is the source of libel, library, and libretto, and it is unrelated to either 濒墨产别谤. Take care not to confuse these nearly identical words! Liberation was first recorded in English in the early 15th century.
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In 1982, … young gay rights activists including [Ralf] Dose hoped to shed light on LGBTQ persecution and activism. He and others were eager to learn about their predecessors in the 1920s, figures like [Magnus] Hirschfeld who鈥檇 made great strides in liberation before being exiled or killed by the Nazis 鈥�. As he pieced together these findings, Dose realized how much broader Hirschfeld鈥檚 focus was than gay liberation.
It is also a good time to remember Anahita Ratebzad, the mother of Afghan women鈥檚 liberation, and to uphold the gender equality she fought so hard to achieve. When the April Revolution erupted in Afghanistan in 1978, Ratebzad was in the thick of the battle, a leader of the People鈥檚 Democratic Party.
galvanize
verb (used with object)
to startle into sudden activity; stimulate.
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Galvanize 鈥渢o startle into sudden activity鈥� is adapted from French galvaniser, of the same meaning. The change from French s to English z reflects the spelling standards of modern English; while UK English has largely preserved the original s and uses galvanise, US English typically prefers the use of -ize in verbs鈥攖hough there are exceptions such as advertise and advise. French galvaniser is the namesake of Luigi Galvani, an Italian physiologist who conducted experiments with electricity in the 18th century. Though there is no consensus on the source of the surname Galvani, one hypothesis is that it shares an origin with Gawain, the name of a knight of the Round Table, which likely comes from the Welsh word gwalch 鈥渉补飞办.鈥� Galvanize was first recorded in English circa 1800.
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The presence of the enemy seemed to galvanize the growers, underscoring the subtext of Elliot鈥檚 message: that their industry was under attack, and they needed D&W鈥檚 crisis-management services.
Police and city leaders in several Jersey Shore towns are ready to shut down any raucous pop-up parties. In recent weeks, content creators on TikTok or other social media platforms have galvanized thousands of people to head to the Jersey Shore.
autonomy
noun
independence or freedom, as of the will or one's actions.
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Autonomy 鈥渇reedom of the will鈥� comes from Ancient Greek 补耻迟辞苍辞尘铆补 鈥渋ndependence,鈥� which is based on the adjective 补耻迟贸苍辞尘辞蝉 鈥渨ith laws of one鈥檚 own.鈥� 础耻迟贸苍辞尘辞蝉, in turn, is a compound of the elements 补耻迟贸蝉 鈥渟elf鈥� and 苍贸尘辞蝉 鈥渓aw, custom, management, regulation.鈥� 础耻迟贸蝉 should look all too familiar, as its stems aut- and auto- appear in English terms such as authentic (literally 鈥渄one by oneself鈥�), automatic (鈥渢hinking for oneself鈥�), and autopsy (鈥渟eeing for oneself鈥�). Meanwhile, 苍贸尘辞蝉 is also the ultimate source of the words astronomy (鈥渟tar regulation鈥�), Deuteronomy (鈥渟econd law鈥�), and economy (鈥渉ousehold management鈥�). Autonomy was first recorded in English circa 1620.
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This freedom has sometimes been a source of friction in political quarters. 鈥淭his extensive autonomy is desirable for designing and carrying out research, but should not necessarily extend to aspects of personnel,鈥� says Holger Becker, a physicist who is a lawmaker in the German parliament and is on the parliament鈥檚 research committee.