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Bebas

Bebas is an adjective used in Indonesian and Malay meaning free or unconstrained. It can describe physical freedom, such as being not restrained or imprisoned, as well as freedom from obligation, influence, or constraint. The term is also used to indicate exemption from costs, for example bebas biaya or bebas biaya administrasi, meaning no charge or no administrative fees.

In everyday language, bebas is flexible and widely applicable. People say they feel bebas, meaning unburdened

Bebas contrasts with related noun kebebasan, which denotes the more general concept of freedom or liberty,

See also kebebasan; kebebasan berekspresi; merdeka.

or
autonomous,
or
describe
a
situation
as
bebas
dari
tekanan,
free
from
pressure.
In
social
and
political
discourse,
the
word
appears
in
phrases
such
as
pemilu
bebas
and
negara
yang
bebas,
referring
to
free
elections
and
a
country
characterized
by
liberty
and
absence
of
coercion.
Bebas
is
also
used
in
campaigns
and
policy
language
to
denote
drug-free
communities
(bebas
narkoba)
or
other
forms
of
freedom
from
harmful
conditions.
including
civil
rights
and
personal
autonomy.
The
word
often
appears
alongside
other
terms
to
express
specific
freedoms,
such
as
kebebasan
berpendapat
(freedom
of
expression)
or
kebebasan
bergerak
(freedom
of
movement).
The
term
is
entrenched
in
the
vocabularies
of
media,
law,
education,
and
everyday
speech
in
Indonesia
and
Malaysia,
and
it
is
frequently
understood
in
regional
contexts
as
a
marker
of
liberty
or
exemption.