Свобода е силата на човека да прави каквото обичапредпочита.<ref>"The condition of being able to act or function without hindrance or restraint; faculty or power to do as one likes." Oxford English Dictionary. http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/107898?rskey=Fm0VI1&result=1#eid</ref> Във философията идеята за свобода включва свободната воля, която контрастира с детерминизма.<ref> "The fact of not being controlled by or subject to fate; freedom of will." Oxford English Dictionary. http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/107898?rskey=Fm0VI1&result=1#eid</ref> В политиката свобода е свободата от правителствена принуда.<ref>"Each of those social and political freedoms which are considered to be the entitlement of all members of a community; a civil liberty." Oxford English Dictionary. http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/107898?rskey=Fm0VI1&result=1#eid</ref> В теологията свобода е свободата от робството на греха.<ref>"Freedom from the bondage or dominating influence of sin, spiritual servitude, worldly ties." Oxford English Dictionary. http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/107898?rskey=Fm0VI1&result=1#eid</ref>
