Freedom (disambiguation) explained
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
- Civil liberties, personal guarantees and freedoms that government cannot abridge without due process
- Freedom of association, an individual's right to join or leave groups voluntarily, the right of the group to take collective action to pursue the interests of its members, and the right of an association to accept or decline membership based on certain criteria
- 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
- Freethought, an epistemological viewpoint which holds that beliefs should not be formed on the basis of authority, tradition, revelation, or dogma, and that beliefs should instead be reached by other methods such as logic, reason, and empirical observation
- Free will, the ability to choose between courses of action
- 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
- Crew Dragon Freedom, a SpaceX crew capsule
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
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
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" (DJ BoBo song), 1994, from There Is a Party
- "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 Amos Lee from Supply and Demand
- "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 Dan Balan from Freedom, Part 1
- "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", by Nantucket from Nantucket V
- "Freedom", by Nebula from To the Center
- "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
- "Freedom Come, Freedom Go", 1971 hit single by The Fortunes
- "Freedom", a 2024 single performed by Stan Bush
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
- , 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
Press
Sports
Other uses
- Freedom (Azerbaijan), an electoral alliance in Azerbaijan
- Freedom (charity), a UK charity dedicated to helping victims of forced marriage
- Freedom House, a non-profit organization group in Washington, D.C., best known for political advocacy surrounding issues of democracy, political freedom, and human rights
- Freedom in the World, a yearly survey and report by the U.S.-based non-governmental organization Freedom House that measures the degree of civil liberties and political rights in every nation and significant related and disputed territories around the world
- 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
See also
