New Deal

English Etymology Deal refers to the distribution of cards in a card game. A new deal results in a new deck, thus a new (supposedly) fair distribution of chances, i.e. figuratively (in the original use) new opportunities in life for everyone. Proper noun new deal A series of domestic programs enacted in the United States between 1933 and 1938 in response to the Great Depression, focusing on relief, recovery and reform. en Thomas L. Friedman A Warning From the Garden w:The New York Times 2007-01-19 https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/19/opinion/19friedman.html 0362-4331 The right rallying call is for a “Green New Deal.” The New Deal was not built on a magic bullet, but on a broad range of programs and industrial projects to revitalize America. Ditto for an energy New Deal. https://web.archive.org/web/20190727064120/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/19/opinion/19friedman.html Derived terms en Green New Deal en New Dealer en New Dealism Related terms en square deal Translations series of domestic programs Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 羅斯福新政 Finnish: fi New Deal Polish: pl Nowy Ład m Portuguese: pt New Deal m Anagrams en adeelnw Lenwade Wealden