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In your opinion, what does it mean to be "free" (in 75 words or more)

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not costing or charging anything

a free school

a free ticket

2a: having the legal and political rights of a citizen

For many African Americans, celebrating the Fourth of July as the day Americans became free from British rule feels inapplicable since our ancestors were not free.

— Christen A. Johnson

b: enjoying civil and political liberty

free citizens

c: enjoying political independence or freedom from outside domination

This is a free country.

d: enjoying personal freedom : not subject to the control or domination of another

You are free to do whatever you want.

3a: not determined by anything beyond its own nature or being : choosing or capable of choosing for itself

a player free to negotiate a contract with any team

b: determined by the choice of the actor or performer

free actions

c: made, done, or given voluntarily or spontaneously

gave his free consent

4a: relieved from or lacking something and especially something unpleasant or burdensome

free from pain

a speech free of political rhetoric

—often used in combination

error-free

b: not bound, confined, or detained by force

The prisoner is now free.

5a: having no trade restrictions

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