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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How to use physiocrat in a sentence
Priestley's answer, never hitherto published, will be found in my volume on "Jefferson and the Physiocrats."
Thomas Jefferson | Gilbert ChinardBut the citizens of the United States may be pardoned for being physiocrats.
The Rural Life Problem of the United States | Horace Curzon PlunkettThe practice of entailing estates in primogeniture was one of the institutions attacked by the physiocrats.
A History of Spain | Charles E. ChapmanThe Physiocrats based their theories upon the natural rights of individuals to liberty.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology | Robert E. ParkNor must the emphasis of the Physiocrats upon free trade be forgotten.
Political Thought in England from Locke to Bentham | Harold J. Laski
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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