Definition

Noun: A person who supported the economic policies and programs implemented in the United States during the 1930s under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, collectively known as the New Deal. This term specifically refers to an advocate or political supporter of that agenda.

Usage

The term is used to identify individuals, often in a historical or political context, who were in favor of the New Deal's approach to recovery from the Great Depression. * He was a staunch new dealer, believing in the government's role in economic recovery. * The senator's policies marked him as a new dealer. * Historians debate the long-term impact of the new dealers' influence.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used attributively (functioning like an adjective) to describe policies, ideologies, or coalitions aligned with New Deal principles.
  • The candidate appealed to the new dealer faction of the party.

Variants and Related Words

• New Deal (noun phrase): The set of federal programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted in the United States.
• New Dealish (adjective, informal): Resembling or characteristic of the New Deal policies.

Synonyms

• New Deal supporter
• New Deal advocate
• (In a broader historical sense) Liberal, Progressive (of the mid-20th century U.S. variety)

Notes on Meaning

This is a historically specific term. Its core meaning is tied directly to support for the U.S. New Deal (1933-1939). It is not used to describe a generic supporter of new policies or deals in other contexts.

Noun

1. a supporter of the economic policies in the United States known as the New Deal