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political economist

American  
[puh-lit-i-kuhl-i-kahn-uhm-ist] / pəˈlɪt ɪ kəl ɪˈkɑn əm ɪst /

noun

  1. a specialist or student of political economy.


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Mr. Bird also discusses land redistribution, from the incremental version favored by Henry George, the 19th-century American political economist, to the violent reforms implemented by Mao Zedong in China.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 31, 2025

For Omar Shaban, a political economist in Gaza, it is no surprise to see young people turning out by the perimeter fence.

From BBC Sep. 28, 2023

"Employers are beginning to appreciate that building giant facilities to warehouse their people is no longer necessary," Richard Murphy, political economist and professor of accounting practice at the UK's Sheffield University, told Reuters.

From Reuters Jul. 30, 2023

Well, there was a small footnote pointed out by political economist Adam Tooze.

From Salon Apr. 11, 2023

Richard Jenner, discoverer of vaccination, and David Ricardo, political economist, died.

From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 3 May 1906 by Various

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