American Civil Liberties Union

American Noun

— A person from the United States of America. — A person from North America or South America.

American Adjective

— From the United States. — From North or South America. — In a style typical of the United States. — In a style typical of the Americas (North and South America).

civil Adjective

— About the citizens of a country, especially as opposed to the government, army, police, religion, etc. One of the most important civil rights is freedom of speech. In the Civil War, the Red Army had blocked off the northern part of the Ukraine from the hungry south. The state is connected to civil society through aspects other than its role in administration The government had run out of money to pay civil servants. This comes under civil, rather than criminal, law. The bridge would be one of the largest civil engineering projects in the country. — If someone is civil, they are polite but not friendly. Mum had been civil to me since the fight but something had gone between us.

liberty Noun

— Liberty is the state of being free from someone else's control, not a slave or a prisoner. John isn't in prison anymore; he has regained his liberty. — If someone has a lot of liberty, then they are free to do what they want. The chief editor gives Jane the liberty to write what she wants in her magazine column.

union Noun

— A union is when many things are joined together. The League of Nations was a union between many nations. — A union may be the act of joining. The union of these two companies was painless. is the union of two lives.