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neoliberalism

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A political ideology or ideological trend based on neoclassical economics that espouses economic liberalism, favouring trade liberalisation, financial deregulation, a small government, privatisation and liberalisation of government businesses, passive antitrust enforcement, accepting greater economic inequality and disfavouring unionisation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, derogatory, often, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: economic rationalism, market liberalism

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: capitalism

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noun

Meaning 2

The ideology associated with the New Democrats and the Democratic Leadership Council.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, countable, uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 3

a political orientation originating in the 1960s; blends liberal political views with an emphasis on economic growth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: liberalism

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- English liberalism English neoliberalism From neo- + liberalism.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: neoliberalisme — political ideology
  • Arabic: نِيُولِيبِرَالِيَّة (niyūlībirāliyya) — political ideology
  • Bulgarian: неолиберализъм (neoliberalizǎm) — political ideology
  • Catalan: neoliberalisme — political ideology
  • Chinese Mandarin: 新自由主義 /新自由主义 (xīnzìyóuzhǔyì) — political ideology
  • Czech: neoliberalizmus — political ideology
  • Dutch: neoliberalisme — political ideology
  • Esperanto: novliberalismo — political ideology
  • Finnish: neoliberalismi — political ideology
  • Finnish: uusliberalismi — political ideology
  • French: néolibéralisme — political ideology
  • Georgian: ნეოლიბერალიზმი (neoliberalizmi) — political ideology
  • German: Neoliberalismus — political ideology
  • Greek: νεοφιλελευθερισμός (neofileleftherismós) — political ideology
  • Hungarian: neoliberalizmus — political ideology
  • Hungarian: újliberalizmus — political ideology
  • Icelandic: nýfrjálshyggja — political ideology
  • Interlingua: neoliberalismo — political ideology
  • Italian: neoliberismo — political ideology
  • Kazakh: жаңа либерализм (jaña liberalizm) — political ideology
  • Polish: neoliberalizm — political ideology
  • Portuguese: neoliberalismo — political ideology
  • Spanish: neoliberalismo — political ideology
  • Swedish: nyliberalism — political ideology
  • Vietnamese: chủ nghĩa tự do mới — political ideology
  • Vietnamese: chủ nghĩa tân tự do — political ideology