Academic freedom

//ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪk ˈfɹiː.dm̩// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The right to teach, learn, and (communicate) research freely without unreasonable interference from authority, or fear of reprisal. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the freedom of teachers and students to express their ideas in school without religious or political or institutional restrictions wordnet

Etymology

Calque of German akademische Freiheit. First attested in English in 1901.

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