| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | a free hand | Freedom to act independently. |
| 2. | agency | Capacity to act independently. |
| 3. | amnesty | Official pardon and release. |
| 4. | autarky | Economic self-sufficiency or independence. |
| 5. | autonomy | Self-rule and independent choice. |
| 6. | birthright | Right held from birth. |
| 7. | blank check | Unlimited authority or freedom. |
| 8. | breathing room | Space or time to act. |
| 9. | carte blanche | Complete freedom to decide. |
| 10. | choice | The power to choose. |
| 11. | civil liberties | Protected personal freedoms. |
| 12. | civil liberty | Legal freedom from government interference. |
| 13. | civil rights | Legal rights of citizens. |
| 14. | clearance | Official permission to proceed. |
| 15. | deliverance | Rescue from danger or bondage. |
| 16. | deregulation | Removal of rules or controls. |
| 17. | detachment | Separation from control or attachment. |
| 18. | discharge | Release from duty or confinement. |
| 19. | discretion | Freedom to decide or act. |
| 20. | disengagement | Release from attachment or involvement. |
| 21. | disenthrallment | Release from mental or political bondage. |
| 22. | dispensation | Exemption from a requirement. |
| 23. | egress | Freedom or means to exit. |
| 24. | elbow room | Space to move or act. |
| 25. | emancipation | Release from oppression or control. |
| 26. | enfranchisement | Granting rights or political freedom. |
| 27. | escape | Freedom gained by getting away. |
| 28. | exemption | Release from a rule or duty. |
| 29. | extrication | Release from difficulty or confinement. |
| 30. | franchise | Right to vote or operate. |
| 31. | free agency | Independent power to choose. |
| 32. | free choice | Unforced power to choose. |
| 33. | free movement | Unrestricted ability to travel. |
| 34. | free play | Unrestricted movement or action. |
| 35. | free rein | Unrestricted freedom to act. |
| 36. | free scope | Full room for action. |
| 37. | free speech | Freedom to express opinions. |
| 38. | free will | Ability to choose one’s actions. |
| 39. | hands-off policy | Approach allowing independent action. |
| 40. | home rule | Local self-government and autonomy. |
| 41. | human rights | Basic rights belonging to all. |
| 42. | immunity | Protection from obligation or penalty. |
| 43. | inalienable right | Right that cannot be taken. |
| 44. | independence | Freedom from control by others. |
| 45. | independency | A state of independence. |
| 46. | individual liberty | Freedom of the individual. |
| 47. | laissez-faire | Noninterference allowing free action. |
| 48. | latitude | Freedom to act or choose. |
| 49. | leave | Permission to do something. |
| 50. | leeway | Room to act or decide. |
| 51. | liberation | The act of being set free. |
| 52. | liberty | The state of being free. |
| 53. | license | Permission to act freely. |
| 54. | maneuverability | Freedom to move or adjust. |
| 55. | manumission | Release from slavery. |
| 56. | margin | Extra room for action. |
| 57. | mobility | Ability to move freely. |
| 58. | nationhood | Status as an independent nation. |
| 59. | natural right | Inherent right of a person. |
| 60. | neutrality | Independence from taking sides. |
| 61. | nonalignment | Independence from political blocs. |
| 62. | noninterference | Freedom from outside intervention. |
| 63. | nonintervention | Absence of outside interference. |
| 64. | nonrestraint | Lack of imposed restraint. |
| 65. | open access | Unrestricted availability or entry. |
| 66. | open season | Unrestricted opportunity to act. |
| 67. | openness | Freedom from restriction or closure. |
| 68. | opportunity | Chance to act or choose. |
| 69. | pardon | Release from punishment or penalty. |
| 70. | personal liberty | Individual freedom from restraint. |
| 71. | political liberty | Freedom in political life. |
| 72. | power | Ability or authority to act. |
| 73. | prerogative | A special right or privilege. |
| 74. | privilege | A special right or freedom. |
| 75. | range | Extent of available choice. |
| 76. | redemption | Deliverance from bondage or penalty. |
| 77. | release | Being let go from restraint. |
| 78. | religious liberty | Freedom to practice religion. |
| 79. | rescue | Deliverance from danger or confinement. |
| 80. | right | Entitlement to act or have. |
| 81. | rights | Legal or moral freedoms. |
| 82. | room | Space for action or movement. |
| 83. | salvation | Deliverance from harm or bondage. |
| 84. | scope | Room for action or choice. |
| 85. | self-determination | Control over one’s own destiny. |
| 86. | self-government | Control of one’s own affairs. |
| 87. | self-ownership | Control over one’s own person. |
| 88. | self-rule | Government or control by oneself. |
| 89. | self-sovereignty | Personal independence and self-ownership. |
| 90. | sovereignty | Supreme independent authority or rule. |
| 91. | unboundedness | Lack of limits or bounds. |
| 92. | unconstrainedness | The state of being unconstrained. |
| 93. | unconstraint | Absence of constraint or limitation. |
| 94. | unfetteredness | Freedom from fetters or restraints. |
| 95. | unlimitedness | The state of having no limits. |
| 96. | unrestraint | Absence of restraint or control. |
| 97. | unrestrictedness | The state of being unrestricted. |
| 98. | unshackledness | State of being unshackled. |
| 99. | volition | The act or power of willing. |
| 100. | wiggle room | Room to adjust or negotiate. |
