mixed economy

noun

: an economy in which some companies are owned by the government and other companies are not

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Roosevelt was comfortable with a mixed economy whose boundaries shifted from one problem to the next. — Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 The mixed economy, unlike the laissez-faire economy, is the medium of political economies. — Dave Anderson, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2026 This is particularly impressive given that the retail environment has softened in recent months amid a mixed economy. — Trefis Team, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 The challenge today is to identify the contours of a mixed economy that can successfully deliver what the golden age did, this time with greater gender and racial equality to boot. — Robin Varghese, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018

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“Mixed economy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20economy. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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