Phrase guide

freedom of association

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: associational freedom

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From freedom + of + association.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: свобода на сдружаването (svoboda na sdružavaneto) — right
  • Catalan: llibertat d'associació — right
  • Chinese Mandarin: 結社自由 /结社自由 (jiéshè zìyóu) — right
  • Danish: foreningsfrihed — right
  • Danish: organisationsfrihed — right
  • Dutch: vrijheid van vereniging — right
  • Finnish: yhdistymisvapaus — right
  • Finnish: järjestäytymisvapaus — right
  • French: liberté d'association — right
  • Georgian: გაერთიანების თავისუფლება (gaertianebis tavisupleba) — right
  • Georgian: ასოციაციათა თავისუფლება (asociaciata tavisupleba) — right
  • German: Vereinigungsfreiheit — right
  • Hungarian: egyesülés szabadsága — right
  • Japanese: 結社の自由 (kessya no jiyū) — right
  • Latvian: biedrošanās brīvība — right
  • Polish: wolność zrzeszania się — right
  • Portuguese: liberdade de associação — right
  • Russian: свобо́да объедине́ний (svobóda obʺjedinénij) — right
  • Spanish: libertad de asociación — right
  • Swedish: föreningsfrihet — right
  • Swedish: organisationsfrihet — right