New Deal

noun

: the legislative and administrative program of President F. D. Roosevelt designed to promote economic recovery and social reform during the 1930s
also : the period of this program
New Dealer noun
New Dealish adjective
New Dealism noun

Examples of New Deal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Signing 15 pieces of New Deal legislation into law from March to July 1933 set the standard for all succeeding presidents. Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025 While the first 100 days has stood as an important political milestone since the New Deal days of Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression, there’s nothing particularly magical about that number for the stock market. Jesse Pound, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2025 But, at the same time, the Administration has also initiated the most radical expansion of the executive branch since the New Deal, taking major steps to exert control in spaces that previously fell outside the federal government's purview. Matthew Scogin, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025 His actions target the architecture of the New Deal, the Great Society, and the Reagan Republican orthodoxy of free trade and strong international alliances. Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for New Deal

Word History

Etymology

from the supposed resemblance to the situation of freshness and equality of opportunity afforded by a fresh deal in a card game

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of New Deal was in 1932

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“New Deal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Deal. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on New Deal

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!