New Deal

noun

1. the principles of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, especially those advocated under the leadership of President Franklin D. Roosevelt for economic recovery and social reforms.
2. the domestic program of the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration, especially during the period from 1933 to 1941.

New Deal

noun

1. the domestic policies of Franklin D. Roosevelt for economic and social reform
2. the period of the implementation of these policies (1933–40)

New Deal

1. A group of government programs and policies established under President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s; the New Deal was designed to improve conditions for persons suffering in the Great Depression . The projects of the New Deal included the Social Security System , the Tennessee Valley Authority , and the Works Progress Administration .

Notes

The New Deal remains controversial. Some have criticized it as too expensive and have called it an inadvisable expansion of federal control over the American economy. Others have insisted that the New Deal was an appropriate response to desperate conditions and produced programs of continuing value.

Derived Forms

• New Dealer, noun

Other Words From

• New Dealer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of New Deal¹

1830–35, as political catchphrase during the Jackson presidency

Example Sentences

The Social Security program, as it exists in the United States, was created in 1935 under President Franklin D. Roosevelt as part of his liberal New Deal policy package.

From Salon

Then in 1938, the first federal minimum wage law was established in American history as part of the New Deal, though restaurant workers weren’t included in the reform.

From Salon

Roosevelt’s presidency established a new principle in American politics through the New Deal, that government exists to succor all its people, not just the wealthy.

From Los Angeles Times

“At least from the time of the New Deal, the non-college group actually tended to be more Democratic.”

From Los Angeles Times

Harris needs to recapture the spirit of the New Deal, when Democrats had landslide victories among working-class voters who have been migrating in droves to the GOP since.

From Salon

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