New Deal
noun
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.
New Dealer
-
a word derived from
New Deal.
Example Sentences
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"Born in the year of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's greatest electoral triumph, William Greider was in many senses the last New Dealer," Nichols continued.
From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2019
While attending Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, Class of 1935, Ken Hechler became a passionate New Dealer, in large part because of the Depression.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 11, 2016
“Bob was the prototypical midwestern New Dealer and progressivist,” he said.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 18, 2016
Following the national pattern, the urban New Dealer became an Eisenhower-era suburban golfer and real-estate mogul—at one time, Hope was said to be the largest single private landowner in California.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 10, 2014
His paintings, and those of the other New Dealer artists, now hung in cafés and bars all around town.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
