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Vinony

academic freedom

  1. freedom to teach or to learn without interference (as by government officials)
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪk ˈfɹiː.dm̩/ / /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪk ˈfɹi.dm̩/

noun

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

  1. The right to teach, learn, and (communicate) research freely without unreasonable interference from authority, or fear of reprisal.