Meanings
plural neoliberalisms
- countablederogatoryoftenuncountableA political ideology or ideological trend based on neoclassical economics that espouses economic liberalism, favouring trade liberalisation, financial deregulation, a small government, privatisation and liberalisation of government businesses, passive antitrust enforcement, accepting greater economic inequality and disfavouring unionisation.
1 more example
This lethal fusion of economic insecurity and cultural scapegoating brought neoliberalism to its knees. […] The age of Obama was the last gasp of neoliberalism. Despite some progressive words and symbolic gestures, Obama chose to ignore Wall Street crimes, reject bailouts for homeowners, oversee growing inequality and facilitate war crimes like US drones killing innocent civilians abroad.
2016 November 17, Cornel West, “Goodbye, American neoliberalism. A new era is here”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 08 Jan 2017Synonyms: economic rationalism, market liberalism
- UScountableuncountableThe ideology associated with the New Democrats and the Democratic Leadership Council.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA political ideology or ideological trend based on neoclassical economics that espouses economic liberalism, favouring trade liberalisation, financial deregulation, a small government, privatisation and liberalisation of government businesses, passive antitrust enforcement, accepting greater economic inequality and disfavouring unionisation.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*nu
- Proto-Indo-European*néwos
- Proto-Hellenic*néwos
- Ancient Greekνέος (néos)
- Ancient Greekνεο- (neo-)
- Englishneo-
- Englishliberalism
- Englishneoliberalism
From neo- + liberalism.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans neoliberalisme
- neoliberalismepolitical ideology
Arabic نِيُولِيبِرَالِيَّة
- نِيُولِيبِرَالِيَّة (niyūlībirāliyya)political ideology
Bulgarian неолиберализъм
- неолиберализъм (neoliberalizăm)political ideology
Catalan neoliberalisme
- neoliberalismepolitical ideology
Chinese Mandarin 新自由主義 /新自由主义
- 新自由主義 /新自由主义 (xīnzìyóuzhǔyì)political ideology
Czech neoliberalizmus
- neoliberalizmuspolitical ideology
Dutch neoliberalisme
- neoliberalismepolitical ideology
Esperanto novliberalismo
- novliberalismopolitical ideology
Finnish neoliberalismi, uusliberalismi
- neoliberalismipolitical ideology
- uusliberalismipolitical ideology
French néolibéralisme
- néolibéralismepolitical ideology
German Neoliberalismus
- Neoliberalismuspolitical ideology
Greek νεοφιλελευθερισμός
- νεοφιλελευθερισμός (neofileleftherismós)political ideology
Hungarian neoliberalizmus, újliberalizmus
- neoliberalizmuspolitical ideology
- újliberalizmuspolitical ideology
Icelandic nýfrjálshyggja
- nýfrjálshyggjapolitical ideology
Italian neoliberismo
- neoliberismopolitical ideology
Polish neoliberalizm
- neoliberalizmpolitical ideology
Portuguese neoliberalismo
- neoliberalismopolitical ideology
Spanish neoliberalismo
- neoliberalismopolitical ideology
Swedish nyliberalism
- nyliberalismpolitical ideology
Vietnamese chủ nghĩa tự do mới, chủ nghĩa tân tự do
- chủ nghĩa tự do mớipolitical ideology
- chủ nghĩa tân tự dopolitical ideology
Cite this entry
neoliberalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neoliberalism
“neoliberalism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neoliberalism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neoliberalism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neoliberalism.
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