physiocrat
UK/ˈfɪzɪəkɹat/
physiocrat noun: any of a group of economists in 18th-century France who believed that the government should not seek to influence the operation of natural economic laws.
Noun
physiocrat (plural physiocrats)
- Any of a group of economists in 18th-century France who believed that the government should not seek to influence the operation of natural economic laws.
- The Physiocrats espoused a professional service ethic and, in the interests of societal welfare, sought to establish laws of political economy and social relations.2002, Colin Jones, The Greta Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 219
- Smith spent some time in Paris and got to know the physiocrats personally, notably François Quesnay and Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot.2019, Leo Damrosch, The Club, Yale, published 2020, page 319
Forms of physiocrat
| plural | physiocrats |
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Origin of physiocrat
From French physiocrate, corresponding to physio- + -crat.
Words formed from physiocrat
Questions about physiocrat
- What does physiocrat mean?
- Physiocrat means any of a group of economists in 18th-century France who believed that the government should not seek to influence the operation of natural economic laws.
- What part of speech is physiocrat?
- Physiocrat is a noun.
- How do you pronounce physiocrat?
- Physiocrat is pronounced /ˈfɪzɪəkɹat/ (UK).
- What is the plural of physiocrat?
- The plural of physiocrat is physiocrats.
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