Main Entry: New Deal

Function: noun

Etymology: from the supposed resemblance to the situation of freshness and equality of opportunity afforded by a fresh deal in a card game

Date: 1932

: the legislative and administrative program of President F. D. Roosevelt designed to promote economic recovery and social reform during the 1930s; also : the period of this program

— New Dealer noun

— New Deal·ish \-ˈdē-lish\ adjective

— New Deal·ism \-ˈdē(ə)-ˌli-zəm\ noun