NEOLIBERAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does neoliberal mean? 

• NEOLIBERAL (noun)
  The noun NEOLIBERAL has 1 sense:

1. a liberal who subscribes to neoliberalism

  Familiarity information: NEOLIBERAL used as a noun is very rare.

• NEOLIBERAL (adjective)
  The adjective NEOLIBERAL has 1 sense:

1. having or showing belief in the need for economic growth in addition to traditional liberalistic values

  Familiarity information: NEOLIBERAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEOLIBERAL (noun)

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Meaning:

A liberal who subscribes to neoliberalism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("neoliberal" is a kind of...):

liberal; liberalist; progressive (a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties)

Derivation:

neoliberal (having or showing belief in the need for economic growth in addition to traditional liberalistic values)

• NEOLIBERAL (adjective)

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Meaning:

Having or showing belief in the need for economic growth in addition to traditional liberalistic values

Similar:

liberal (tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition)

Derivation:

neoliberal (a liberal who subscribes to neoliberalism)