physiocrat
one of a school of political economists who followed Quesnay in holding that an inherent natural order properly governed society, regarding land as the basis of wealth and taxation, and advocating a laissez-faire economy.
Origin of physiocrat
1Other words from physiocrat
- phys·i·o·crat·ic, adjective
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How to use physiocrat in a sentence
Nature, then, is the final term in the Physiocratic speculations.
The Place of Science in Modern Civilisation and Other Essays | Thorstein VeblenHe serves a homiletical purpose in the Physiocratic speculations rather than fills an office essential to the theory.
The Place of Science in Modern Civilisation and Other Essays | Thorstein Veblen
British Dictionary definitions for physiocrat
/ (ˈfɪzɪəʊˌkræt) /
a follower of Quesnay's doctrines of government, believing that the inherent natural order governing society was based on land and its natural products as the only true form of wealth
Origin of physiocrat
1Derived forms of physiocrat
- physiocracy (ˌfɪzɪˈɒkrəsɪ), noun
- physiocratic, adjective
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