New Deal
noun
: 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
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In his first 100 days, Roosevelt passed 15 New Deal statutes, including the Emergency Banking Act.
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
Since the New Deal, they have been firmly wedded to the administrative state, to its progressive agencies and programs, and to the spending and taxing necessary to support them.
—Terry M. Moe, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Reformers kept fighting after La Follette died in 1925, and their perseverance paid off during the New Deal in the 1930s.
—Time, 16 July 2025
This is the same Mike Levin who backed the Green New Deal — a symbolic resolution that had nothing to do with real environmental stewardship and everything to do with reshaping the economy around government control.
—Jim Desmond, Oc Register, 15 July 2025
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
Since the New Deal, they have been firmly wedded to the administrative state, to its progressive agencies and programs, and to the spending and taxing necessary to support them.
—Terry M. Moe, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Reformers kept fighting after La Follette died in 1925, and their perseverance paid off during the New Deal in the 1930s.
—Time, 16 July 2025
This is the same Mike Levin who backed the Green New Deal — a symbolic resolution that had nothing to do with real environmental stewardship and everything to do with reshaping the economy around government control.
—Jim Desmond, Oc Register, 15 July 2025
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“New Deal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Deal. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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