physiocrat
one of a school of political economists who followed Quesnay in holding that an inherent natural order properly governed society, regarding land as the basis of wealth and taxation, and advocating a laissez-faire economy.
Origin of physiocrat
1Other words from physiocrat
- phys·i·o·crat·ic, adjective
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The rapid industrialization of the United States had greatly alarmed the old physiocrat.
Thomas Jefferson | Gilbert Chinard
British Dictionary definitions for physiocrat
/ (ˈfɪzɪəʊˌkræt) /
a follower of Quesnay's doctrines of government, believing that the inherent natural order governing society was based on land and its natural products as the only true form of wealth
Origin of physiocrat
1Derived forms of physiocrat
- physiocracy (ˌfɪzɪˈɒkrəsɪ), noun
- physiocratic, adjective
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