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ordoliberal

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɔːdəʊˈlɪbɹəl/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /-bəɹəl/
  • General-American: /ˌɔɹdoʊˈlɪbəɹəl/
  • General-American: /-də-/
  • General-American: /-bɹəl/
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  • rhymes with (Received Pronunciation) -ɪbɹəl

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to ordoliberalism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: economics, government, politics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A proponent of the theories and ideals of ordoliberalism (“a political philosophy that emphasizes the desirability of the government establishing rules to maximize the potential of the free market to produce results”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: economics, government, politics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Probably a back-formation from ordoliberalism, borrowed from German Ordoliberalismus (coined in 1950 by the German economist Hero Moeller (1892–1974)), from ORDO (the name of a journal, the full title of which is ORDO — Jahrbuch für die Ordnung von Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft (ORDO – Yearbook of Economic and Social Order)) + Liberalismus (“liberalism”). ORDO is derived from Latin ōrdō (“methodical arrangement, order, or series”), probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h2er- (“to fit, put together; to fix”).

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: ordoliberaali — of or relating to ordoliberalism
  • Finnish: ordoliberaali — proponent of the theory and ideals of ordoliberalism