オールドリベラリスト

noun

old liberalist; Taishō-era liberal democrat

Historical term used after WWII to refer to intellectuals and politicians who upheld liberal democratic ideals during the Taishō period (1912–1926). Wasei-eigo; not a direct borrowing from English.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English)

• 戦せん後ご、オールドリベラリストと呼よばれた人ひと々びとは大たい正しょうデモクラシーの理り念ねんを守まもろうとした。

  After the war, those called old liberalists tried to uphold the ideals of Taishō democracy.