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neoliberal

neoliberal adjective: in accordance with, or subscribing to, neoliberalism.

Adjective

neoliberal (comparative more neoliberal, superlative most neoliberal)

  1. (derogatory, often) In accordance with, or subscribing to, neoliberalism.
    • She showed that homonormativity, within the overarching framework of a heteronormative society, has a class dimension: it reflects the ways that a layer of lesbian/gay people are adapting in order to occupy a secure niche within the neoliberal order.2016 August 31, Peter Drucker, “Homonationalism, Heteronationalism and LGBTI Rights in the EU”, in Public Seminar, archived from the original on 21 Feb 2026
    • The masculine discourse of the street workout includes a combination of concepts of strong physicality significant for traditional models of masculinity, alongside neoliberal discourses of individual responsibility for bodily self-production.2021, Elena Omelchenko, Youth in Putin's Russia, page 103

Noun

neoliberal (plural neoliberals)

  1. (derogatory, often) A person who subscribes to neoliberalism.
    • The neoliberals stand today in somewhat the position neoconservatives occupied a decade ago. Their ambition is to attain the influence in liberal politics that the neoconservatives have attained in conservative politics.1984 May 15, Walter Goodman, “AS NEOLIBERALS SEARCH FOR CLOSEST FIT, HART IS OFTEN MENTIONED”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 13 Jul 2019
    • Neoliberals readily admit that economic liberalization causes some dislocations, but they view such collateral damage as necessary for the longer term gains of increased productivity and efficiency.2009, David J. Hess, Localist Movements in a Global Economy, →ISBN, page 25

neoliberal meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu

neoliberal in Hindi

नवउदारवादी

neoliberal in Tamil

நவ தாராளவாத

neoliberal in Marathi

नवउदारवादी

neoliberal in Telugu

నవఉదారవాది
More languagesFewer languages
neoliberal in Malayalam
നവലിബറൽ
neoliberal in Kannada
ನವಉದಾರವಾದಿ, ನವ ಉದಾರವಾದಿ
neoliberal in Punjabi
ਨਵਉਦਾਰਵਾਦੀ, ਨਿਓਲੀਬਰਲ
neoliberal in Gujarati
નવઉદારવાદી, નવાઉદારવાદી
neoliberal in Odia
ନବଉଦାରବାଦୀ, ନବ୍ଯ ଉଦାରବାଦୀ
neoliberal in Nepali
नवउदारवादी

Forms of neoliberal

Adjective
comparativemore neoliberal
superlativemost neoliberal
alternative formneo-liberal
Noun
pluralneoliberals

Origin of neoliberal

From neo- + liberal.

Words formed from neoliberal

Questions about neoliberal

What does neoliberal mean?
Neoliberal means in accordance with, or subscribing to, neoliberalism.
What is neoliberal in Hindi?
Neoliberal in Hindi is नवउदारवादी. See Neoliberal meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is neoliberal?
Neoliberal can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near neoliberal in the dictionary

  1. neolepetopsid
  2. neolepetopsids
  3. neolepidopteran
  4. neolepidopterans
  5. neolib
  6. neoliberal
  7. neoliberalisation
  8. neoliberalisations
  9. neoliberalism
  10. neoliberalisms
  11. neoliberalist

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: neoliberal (page history and authors); neoliberal (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); neoliberal (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); neoliberal (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); neoliberal (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); neoliberal (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); neoliberal (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); neoliberal (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); neoliberal (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); neoliberal (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); neoliberal (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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