New Deal

noun

: the legislative and administrative program of President Franklin D. Roosevelt designed to promote economic recovery and social reform during the 1930s

also : the period of this program

New Dealer noun

New Dealish

-ˈdē-lish 

adjective

New Dealism

-ˈdē-ˌli-zəm 

noun

Examples of New Deal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Marshall on Iran War raising costs Marshall blamed high diesel costs primarily on Ukraine, a lack of new refineries and the Green New Deal. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

After New Deal policies of the 1930s and 40s secured workers’ legal rights, union membership soared. — Liz Shuler, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Flanagan has not endorsed or campaigned on the Green New Deal. — Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026

Know More Handa likened the push for AI regulation to progressive calls for Democrats to support Medicare for All and the Green New Deal. — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

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

Rhymes for New Deal

• abele
• alkyl
• anneal
• appeal
• cartwheel
• conceal
• congeal
• coquille
• corneal
• cornmeal
• flywheel
• genteel