New Frontier

American  

noun

1. the principles and policies of the liberal wing of the Democratic Party under the leadership of President John F. Kennedy.

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New Frontier Cultural  

1. A slogan used by President John F. Kennedy to describe his goals and policies. Kennedy maintained that, like the Americans of the frontier in the nineteenth century, Americans of the twentieth century had to rise to new challenges, such as achieving equality of opportunity for all.

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Etymology

Origin of New Frontier

As a political catchphrase, apparently first used by Henry Wallace in a book of the same title (1934)

Example Sentences

His work on paraplegics learning to walk again was featured at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival: New Frontier.

From The Wall Street Journal

“That’s not a problem for us. We’ll see how the independents can navigate this…it’s definitely a new frontier.”

From Barron's

Thursday’s results were “decent,” analysts at Jefferies said in a note, adding they are looking forward to hearing more about turnaround plans for Athleta, Gap’s athleisure brand, and also about the company’s foray into beauty products, which started in the fall, calling it “a new frontier for growth.”

From MarketWatch

But a new frontier is emerging at the edges of that system.

From MarketWatch

Born in California when that state was still the new frontier, Edward H. Crane spent his early career in the 1964 Goldwater campaign and then helped the Libertarian Party run candidates for President.

From The Wall Street Journal