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ordoliberal

Syllables: or·do·lib·er·alUK/ˌɔːdəʊˈlɪbɹəl//ˌɔɹdoʊˈlɪbəɹəl/

ordoliberal noun: a proponent of the theories and ideals of ordoliberalism (“a political philosophy that emphasizes the desirability of the government establishing rules to maximize the potential of the free market to produce results”).

Noun

ordoliberal (plural ordoliberals)

  1. A proponent of the theories and ideals of ordoliberalism (“a political philosophy that emphasizes the desirability of the government establishing rules to maximize the potential of the free market to produce results”).
    • [W]hile ordoliberals share strong policy preferences (in some cases "elevated to the status of a religion"), they rest their case on rigorous micro analysis and stress the pertinence of a long-term orientation.2017 November, Thorsten Beck, Hans-Helmut Kotz, “Introduction”, in Thorsten Beck, Hans-Helmut Kotz, editors, Ordoliberalism: A German Oddity? (A VoxEU.org eBook), London: CEPR Press, →ISBN, archived...

Adjective

ordoliberal (comparative more ordoliberal, superlative most ordoliberal)

  1. Of or relating to ordoliberalism.
    • The institutional design of EZ [the Eurozone], being influenced by the rules versus discretion debate, has some ordoliberal touches (not the least since some German architects were imbued with ordoliberal ideas), but, of course, in reality, in particular in the wake of the crisis, they were not...2017 November, Thorsten Beck, Hans-Helmut Kotz, “Introduction”, in Thorsten Beck, Hans-Helmut Kotz, editors, Ordoliberalism: A German Oddity? (A VoxEU.org eBook), London: CEPR Press, →ISBN, archived...

Forms of ordoliberal

Noun
pluralordoliberals
Adjective
comparativemore ordoliberal
superlativemost ordoliberal

Origin of ordoliberal

Probably a back-formation from ordoliberalism, borrowed from German Ordoliberalismus (coined in 1950 by the German economist Hero Moeller (1892–1974)), from ORDO (the name of a journal, the full title of which is ORDO — Jahrbuch für die Ordnung von Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft (ORDO – Yearbook of Economic and Social Order)) + Liberalismus (“liberalism”). ORDO is derived from Latin ōrdō (“methodical arrangement, order, or series”), probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- (“to fit, put together; to fix”).

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Questions about ordoliberal

What does ordoliberal mean?
Ordoliberal means a proponent of the theories and ideals of ordoliberalism (“a political philosophy that emphasizes the desirability of the government establishing rules to maximize the potential of the free market to produce results”).
What part of speech is ordoliberal?
Ordoliberal can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce ordoliberal?
Ordoliberal is pronounced /ˌɔːdəʊˈlɪbɹəl/ (UK).
What is the plural of ordoliberal?
The plural of ordoliberal is ordoliberals.

Words near ordoliberal in the dictionary

  1. ordnances
  2. Ordnung
  3. ordo
  4. ordo amoris
  5. ordo salutis
  6. ordoliberal
  7. ordoliberalism
  8. ordoliberalist
  9. ordoliberalists
  10. ordoliberally
  11. ordoliberals

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