political orientation vs liberal

political orientation and liberal both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
political orientation	Yes	No	No	No
liberal	Yes	Yes	No	No

political orientation (noun)	liberal (noun)
an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation	a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
	a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets

political orientation (adjective)	liberal (adjective)
	tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition
	showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
	given or giving freely
	not literal
	having political or social views favoring reform and progress