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neoliberal

[ nee-oh-lib-er-uhl, -lib-ruhl ]

adjective

  1. being or relating to a faction of the liberal political movement that strongly supports free-market capitalism as the means for societal and human progress:

    The criticism of neoliberal policies among more left-leaning scholars has been going on for years.



noun

  1. a person who is politically liberal and strongly supports free-market capitalism as the means for societal and human progress:

    She was a popular candidate with neoliberals.

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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of neoliberal1

First recorded in 1895–1900; neo- ( def ) + liberal ( def )
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Example Sentences

I want to return to New York in just a minute, but you've written, and you've mentioned here, that you think the neoliberal era of the Democratic Party needs to end.

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Third, there is the global neoliberal angle: Those protesting Khalil’s detention see little distinction between citizen and noncitizen — as in John Lennon’s dystopian song “Imagine,” they envision a borderless world.

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He is seen as this neoliberal, laissez-faire, "invisible hand" theorist, but that’s a caricature of the real Adam Smith.

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His son took a neoliberal tack, and though some initiatives succeeded, they came with higher corruption and inequality.

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“The logical endpoint of that is becoming a successful individual in neoliberal society.”

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