noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈfɹiːdəm ˌɹaɪd/
General-American:/ˈfɹidəm ˌɹaɪd/
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noun
Meaning 1
In the United States in the 1960s (chiefly 1961), any one of a number of trips taken by bus or other forms of transport through parts of the southern U.S., made by groups of civil rights activists demonstrating their opposition to racial prejudice and segregation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, historical
Topics: government, politics
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Meaning 2
A similar excursion undertaken by protesters in Australia in 1965 in opposition to unfair discrimination against Indigenous Australians.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, broadly, historical
Topics: government, politics
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Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 3
Alternative letter-case form of freedom ride.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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