Freedom (disambiguation)
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Freedom, generally, is the ability or right to change or act without constraint.
Freedom may also refer to:
Philosophy
- Artistic freedom, freedom of expression and publication
- Autonomy, the capacity to make an informed, un-coerced decision
- Freedom of choice, an individual's opportunity and autonomy
- Freedom of speech, the right to communicate one's opinions and ideas
- Freedom of thought, the freedom of an individual to hold or consider a fact, viewpoint, or thought, independent of others' viewpoints
- Free will, the ability to choose between courses of action
- Civil liberties, personal guarantees and freedoms that government cannot abridge without due process
- Liberty, the ability to do as one pleases
- Moral responsibility, the status of deserving praise or blame for an act or omission
- Rights, legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement
Computing
- Freedom (application), a software utility designed to allow a person to block their own access to the Internet for a set period of time
- Freedom! (video game), a 1992 educational computer game on the history of slavery
- Internet freedom, an umbrella term that encompasses digital rights, freedom of information, the right to Internet access, freedom from Internet censorship, and net neutrality
- Software freedom, a social movement promoting the freedom to run, study and change software
Transport
- Freedom Yachts, an American yacht builder and several of their models
- Freedom (yacht), a 12-metre class racing yacht and winner of the 1980 America's Cup
- Brutsche Freedom 40, an American homebuilt aircraft design
- Colyaer Freedom S100, a Spanish ultralight aircraft
- Freedom-class littoral combat ship, warships of the United States Navy
- Freedom-class cruise ship, operated by Royal Caribbean International
- USS Freedom, any of three US Navy ships
- Freedom Ship, a concept for a floating city
- Pro-Composites Freedom, an American homebuilt aircraft design
- Space Station Freedom, an uncompleted NASA project
- Freedom Bridge (South Sudan), a bridge under construction in South Sudan
- Elation Freedom, an electric hypercar
Places
United States
- Freedom, California
- Freedom, Georgia
- Freedom, Idaho and Wyoming
- Freedom, Indiana
- Freedom, Kentucky
- Freedom, Maine
- Freedom, Michigan
- Freedom, Missouri
- Freedom, New Hampshire
- Freedom, Nebraska
- Freedom, New York
- Freedom, Ohio (disambiguation)
- Freedom, Oklahoma
- Freedom, Pennsylvania
- Freedom, Utah
- Freedom, Forest County, Wisconsin
- Freedom, Outagamie County, Wisconsin
- Freedom (community), Outagamie County, Wisconsin
- Freedom, Sauk County, Wisconsin
- Freedom County, Washington, an unrecognized county
- Freedom Township (disambiguation), several places
Arts and entertainment
Books
- Freedom (Franzen novel), a 2010 novel by Jonathan Franzen
- Freedom (Safire novel), a 1987 novel by William Safire
- Freedom™, a 2010 novel by Daniel Suarez
- Freedom, original title of Freedom, Vol. 1: Freedom in the Making of Western Culture, a 1991 history by Orlando Patterson
- FREEDOM!, a 2014 philosophical treatise by Adam Kokesh
Film and television
- Freedom (Yoko Ono film), a 1970 short film
- Freedom (1982 film), an Australian film directed by Scott Hicks
- Freedom (2000 film), a film directed by Šarūnas Bartas
- Freedom (2001 film), an Argentine film
- Freedom (2014 film), an American film
- Freedom (2019 film), a Spanish film
- Freedom (TV series), a short-lived television series in 2000
- Freedom (NCIS), a 2011 episode of the American police procedural drama
- "Freedom" (The Following), a 2014 episode of the psychological thriller
- Freedom Project, a Japanese promotional video animation series
Music
- Freedom (band), a psychedelic rock band
- Freedom (Canadian band) aka Freedom North, a Canadian rock band from the 1970s
- Freedom Records, a jazz label
- USA Freedom Kids, American musical group
Albums
- Freedom (Akon album), 2008, or the title song
- Freedom (Amen Dunes album), 2018
- Freedom (Andy Griggs album), 2002
- Freedom (Darrell Evans album), 1998
- Freedom (Dragon Ash album), 2009
- Freedom (Eric Chou album), 2019
- Freedom (EP), a 2021 EP by Justin Bieber, or the title song
- Freedom (Journey album), 2022
- Freedom (Kenny Burrell album), recorded 1963–1964, released 1980 and 2011
- Freedom (Mandisa album), 2009
- Freedom (Michael W. Smith album), 2000
- Freedom (Rebecca Ferguson album), 2013
- Freedom (Refused album), 2015
- Freedom (Neil Young album), 1989
- Freedom (Santana album), 1987
- Freedom (Sheena Easton album), 1997
- Freedom (Trey Eley & Matthew Shell album), 2012
- Freedom (White Heart album), 1989
- Freedom (Yothu Yindi album), 1993
- Freedom, a 2016 album by Baby Woodrose
Songs
- "Freedom" (Alice Cooper song), 1987, from Raise Your Fist and Yell
- "Freedom" (Beyoncé song), 2016, from Lemonade
- "Freedom" (Erasure song), 2000, from Loveboat
- "Freedom" (Faith Kakembo song), 2022
- "Freedom" (Girl Next Door song), 2010, theme song of Japanese drama Jotei Kaoruko
- "Freedom" (The Isley Brothers song), 1970, from Get into Something
- "Freedom" (Jimi Hendrix song), 1971, from The Cry of Love
- "Freedom" (London Boys song), 1990, from Sweet Soul Music
- "Freedom" (Nicki Minaj song), 2012, from Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
- "Freedom" (Noiseworks song), 1990, from Love Versus Money
- "Freedom" (Paul McCartney song), 2001, from Driving Rain
- "Freedom" (Pharrell Williams song), 2015
- "Freedom" (Rage Against the Machine song), 1994
- "Freedom" (Reba McEntire song), 2019
- "Freedom" (Robert Miles song), 1997, from 23am
- "Freedom" (Solange song), from the 2004 comedy film Johnson Family Vacation
- "Freedom" (The Sons of Champlin song), 1969, from Loosen Up Naturally
- "Freedom" (Sugababes song), 2011
- "Freedom" (Wham! song), 1984, from Make It Big
- "Freedom" (Theme from Panther), 1995, from the film Panther
- "Freedun", a 2016 song by M.I.A.
- "Freedom", by Anthony Hamilton and Elayna Boynton from the Django Unchained soundtrack album
- "Freedom", an alternate name for the Aretha Franklin song "Think (Aretha Franklin song)"
- "Freedom", by Band-Maid from Brand New Maid
- "Freedom", by Charles Mingus from The Complete Town Hall Concert
- "Freedom", by David Guetta from 7
- "Freedom", by Deep Purple from the 25th anniversary reissue of Fireball
- "Freedom", by Estelle from The 18th Day
- "Freedom", by Foxy Shazam from The Church of Rock and Roll
- "Freedom", by Gardenian from Two Feet Stand
- "Freedom", by Maher Zain from Forgive Me
- "Freedom", an improvised song by Richie Havens based on "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child", performed at the 1969 Woodstock Festival
- "Freedom! '90", by George Michael, also covered by Robbie Williams, not to be confused with the unrelated similarly titled Wham song
- "Freedom", a single released by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five in 1980
- "Freedom" by Japanese metal band Blood Stain Child from the album Mozaiq
Sculptures
- Freedom (Frudakis), a 2000 sculpture by Zenos Frudakis in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
- Freedom (Tibor), a 1985 sculpture by Alfred Tibor in Columbus, Ohio, US
- Statue of Freedom, an 1863 sculpture by Thomas Crawford atop the dome of the US Capitol
- Miss Freedom, 1889 statue on the dome of the Georgia State Capitol (US)
- Freedom Sculpture, a 2017 sculpture by Cecil Balmond in Los Angeles, California, US
Other arts
- Freedom: The Underground Railroad, a 2013 board game about the Abolitionist Movement in the 1800s in the United States
- Chris Pape, known as Freedom, a 20th-century American graffiti artist
- Freedom, a Bald Eagle from the 1985 TV series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
Mathematics and physics
- Asymptotic freedom, a concept in particle physics
- Degrees of freedom, the number of parameters of a system that can vary independently
- Six degrees of freedom, describing the motion of an object in 3-dimensional space
- Systolic freedom, a concept in mathematics
Press
- Freedom of the press, the freedom of communication and expression through various media
- Freedom Communications, a privately held national media company headquartered in Irvine, California
- Freedom (magazine), a Scientology publication
- Freedom (British newspaper), an anarchist newspaper
- Freedom (American newspaper), an African-American newspaper
- Freedom Press, a British anarchist publishing house
Sports
- Florence Freedom, the former name of the Florence Y'alls, an independent minor league baseball team that plays in the Frontier League
- Washington Freedom, a women's professional soccer (football) team
- Freedom Chiya (born 1979), South African beach volleyball player
Other uses
- Freedom (Azerbaijan), an electoral alliance in Azerbaijan
- Freedom (charity), a UK charity dedicated to helping victims of forced marriage
- Freedom of the City, an honour bestowed by a municipality upon a valued member of the community or an important visitor
- Freedom, Inc., a 1961 political organization of African-American political activists in Kansas City, Missouri
- Freedom Furniture, a furniture retailer in Australia and New Zealand