Phrase guide

freedom of movement

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /fɹiː.dəm.əv.muːv.mənt/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see freedom, of, movement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: hərəkət azadlığı — the right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
  • Bulgarian: 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 (chūrùjìng zìyóu) — the right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
  • Chinese Mandarin: 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 — the right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
  • Dutch: vrijheid van beweging — the right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
  • Finnish: liikkumisvapaus — the right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
  • French: liberté de circulation — the right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
  • French: liberté de mouvement — the right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
  • French: libre circulation — the right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
  • Georgian: გადაადგილების თავისუფლება (gadaadgilebis tavisupleba) — the right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
  • Georgian: მიმოსვლის თავისუფლება (mimosvlis tavisupleba) — the right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
  • German: Freizügigkeit (see also Niederlassungsfreiheit and Personenfreizügigkeit) — the right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
  • German: Bewegungsfreiheit — the right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
  • Hungarian: mozgásszabadság — the right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
  • Māori: manawhiri haere — the right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bevegelsesfrihet — the right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
  • Polish: swoboda poruszania się — the right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
  • Russian: 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 — the right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
  • Swedish: rörelsefrihet — the right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
  • Ukrainian: свобо́да пересува́ння (svobóda peresuvánnja) — the right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state
  • Volapük: libatevov — the right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state