freedom of movement

/fɹiː.dəm.əv.muːv.mənt/

noun

The right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state.

Meanings

nounfreedom of movement (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state.
  2. uncountableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see freedom, of, movement.

Translations

Bulgarian свобода на движение
  • свобода на движение (svoboda na dviženie)the right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
Chinese Mandarin 出入境自由, 行動自由 /行动自由
  • 出入境自由 (chūrùjìng zìyóu)the right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
  • 行動自由 /行动自由 (xíngdòng zìyóu)the right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
Danish bevægelsesfrihed
  • bevægelsesfrihedthe right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
Dutch vrijheid van beweging
  • vrijheid van bewegingthe right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
Finnish liikkumisvapaus
  • liikkumisvapausthe right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
French liberté de circulation, liberté de mouvement
  • liberté de circulationthe right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
  • liberté de mouvementthe right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
  • libre circulationthe right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
German Freizügigkeit (see also Niederlassungsfreiheit and Personenfreizügigkeit), Bewegungsfreiheit
  • Freizügigkeit (see also Niederlassungsfreiheit and Personenfreizügigkeit)the right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
  • Bewegungsfreiheitthe right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
Hungarian mozgásszabadság
  • mozgásszabadságthe right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
Māori manawhiri haere
  • manawhiri haerethe right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
Norwegian Bokmål bevegelsesfrihet
  • bevegelsesfrihetthe right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
Polish swoboda poruszania się
  • swoboda poruszania sięthe right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
Russian свобо́да передвиже́ния
  • свобо́да передвиже́ния (svobóda peredvižénija)the right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
Spanish libre circulación
  • libre circulaciónthe right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
Swedish rörelsefrihet
  • rörelsefrihetthe right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
Ukrainian свобо́да пересува́ння
  • свобо́да пересува́ння (svobóda peresuvánnja)the right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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