adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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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
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Antonyms: none provided
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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
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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