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Meaning of physiocrat | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈfɪzɪəkɹat/

Definitions

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.

historical

Equivalents

Deutsch Physiokrat
Suomi fysiokraatti
Русский физиокра́т
Svenska fysiokrat

Examples

“The Physiocrats espoused a professional service ethic and, in the interests of societal welfare, sought to establish laws of political economy and social relations.”
“Smith spent some time in Paris and got to know the physiocrats personally, notably François Quesnay and Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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