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

It was the new frontier of learning and community — until it wasn’t.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

Suleyman handed over responsibilities for AI services, such as the expensive Microsoft 365 Copilot AI assistant, so that he could be laser-focused on new frontier models.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Investors appeared to like the idea that Venezuela could become a new frontier for U.S. oil companies, or a bigger one for Chevron.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

It is one of several firms competing to develop a powerful quantum computer - which is seen as an exciting new frontier in the future of computing.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

By 1914, an altitude record of over eleven hundred feet had been achieved and flight would provide a whole new frontier for people around the world.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler