freedom of association

noun

The right of citizens to come together with other individuals and collectively express, promote, pursue and defend common interests.

Similar
associational freedom
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Meanings

nounfreedom of association (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe right of citizens to come together with other individuals and collectively express, promote, pursue and defend common interests.

    Synonyms: associational freedom

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe right of citizens to come together with other individuals and collectively express, promote, pursue and defend common interests.

Similar
associational freedom
Also see
associational freedom

Origin

From freedom + of + association.

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Translations

Bulgarian свобода на сдружаването
  • свобода на сдружаването (svoboda na sdružavaneto)right
Catalan llibertat d'associació
  • llibertat d'associacióright
Chinese Mandarin 結社自由 /结社自由
  • 結社自由 /结社自由 (jiéshè zìyóu)right
Danish foreningsfrihed, organisationsfrihed
  • foreningsfrihedright
  • organisationsfrihedright
Dutch vrijheid van vereniging
  • vrijheid van verenigingright
Finnish yhdistymisvapaus, järjestäytymisvapaus
  • yhdistymisvapausright
  • järjestäytymisvapausright
French liberté d'association
  • liberté d'associationright
German Vereinigungsfreiheit
  • Vereinigungsfreiheitright
Hungarian egyesülés szabadsága
  • egyesülés szabadságaright
Japanese 結社の自由
  • 結社の自由 (kessya no jiyū)right
Latvian biedrošanās brīvība
  • biedrošanās brīvībaright
Polish wolność zrzeszania się
  • wolność zrzeszania sięright
Portuguese liberdade de associação
  • liberdade de associaçãoright
Russian свобо́да объедине́ний
  • свобо́да объедине́ний (svobóda obʺjedinénij)right
Spanish libertad de asociación
  • libertad de asociaciónright
Swedish föreningsfrihet, organisationsfrihet
  • föreningsfrihetright
  • organisationsfrihetright
Cite this entry
APA

freedom of association. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freedom%20of%20association

MLA

“freedom of association.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freedom%20of%20association. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “freedom of association,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freedom%20of%20association.

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