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
New Dealer noun
New Dealish adjective
New Dealism noun

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In his first 100 days, Roosevelt passed 15 New Deal statutes, including the Emergency Banking Act. 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 See All Example Sentences for New Deal

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of New Deal was in 1932

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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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