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in contrast to [[conservatism]] and/or [[communitarianism]].
# One usage of the term is for a tradition of thought that tries to circumscribe the limits of political power, and to define inalienable individual rights. This is the most common usage outside of the [[United States]].<br>''See: [[w:classical liberalism|classical liberalism]] or [[w:libertarianism|libertarianism]].''
# Another, less common usage, is to denote the tradition of various ''liberal parties''. However, though said liberal parties were originally founded on the tradition above, they significantly diverged from it since they came to power in the 19th century, and liberal parties around the world are now based on a variety of unrelated ideologies, so the ideological content of the word depends on the geographical context.<br>''See: [[w:political liberalism|political liberalism]].''
# Another, common usage, denotes the ideology of [[w:social-democracy|social-democracy]], as defended by the [[w:Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]] in Britain, particularly since [[w:Lloyd George|Lloyd George]]'s [[w:People's Budget|People's Budget]]. It is with this background that [[w:John Maynard Keynes|Keynes]], though influenced by [[w:Fabian Society|Fabianism]], claimed to be liberal in the 1930s. The influence of [[Keynesianism]] on the [[New Deal]] has led liberalism to be identified with the [[welfare state]] in the [[United States]].<br>''See: [[w:new liberalism|new liberalism]].''
whereas the word "liberal" was clearly associated to meaning 1 (classical liberalism) in the 19th century,
it has come to commonly have meaning 3 (new liberalism)
in the US after [[w:World War II|World War II]],and particularly as [[w:McCarthyism|McCarthyism]]
made the word [[socialism]] difficult to bear,
and left-wingers massively adopted the name "liberal".
