New Deal

  1. the economic and political principles and policies adopted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s to advance economic recovery and social welfare
  2. the Roosevelt administration

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noun
  1. The set of programs and policies designed to promote economic recovery and social reform introduced during the 1930s by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
  2. The period during which these programs and policies were developed.

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