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Meaning of "physiocrat" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PHYSIOCRAT

From French physiocrate.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PHYSIOCRAT

ˈfɪzɪəʊˌkræt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHYSIOCRAT

noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Physiocrat is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PHYSIOCRAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Physiocracy

Physiocracy is an economic theory developed by a group of 18th century French economists who believed that the wealth of nations was derived solely from the value of "land agriculture" or "land development" and that agricultural products should be highly priced. Their theories originated in France and were most popular during the second half of the 18th century. Physiocracy is perhaps the first well-developed theory of economics. The movement was particularly dominated by François Quesnay and Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot. It immediately preceded the first modern school, classical economics, which began with the publication of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations in 1776. The most significant contribution of the Physiocrats was their emphasis on productive work as the source of national wealth. This is in contrast to earlier schools, in particular mercantilism, which often focused on the ruler's wealth, accumulation of gold, or the balance of trade.

Definition of physiocrat in the English dictionary

The definition of physiocrat in the dictionary is 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHYSIOCRAT

aristocrat · autocrat · bureaucrat · cosmocrat · democrat · Dixiecrat · eurocrat · gerontocrat · millocrat · mobocrat · ochlocrat · pantisocrat · pedantocrat · plutocrat · securocrat · slavocrat · stratocrat · superbureaucrat · thalassocrat · theocrat

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHYSIOCRAT

physio · physiocracy · physiocratic · physiognomic · physiognomical · physiognomically · physiognomist · physiognomy · physiographer · physiographic · physiographical · physiographically · physiography · physiol. · physiolater · physiolatry · physiologic · physiological · physiological psychology · physiologically

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHYSIOCRAT

Blue Dog Democrat · Christian Democrat · Defeaticrat · Liberal Democrat · meritocrat · monocrat · phallocrat · privocrat · scrat · social democrat · technocrat

Synonyms and antonyms of physiocrat in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «physiocrat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHYSIOCRAT

Find out the translation of physiocrat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of physiocrat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «physiocrat» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

重农
1,325 millions of speakers
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fisiócrata
570 millions of speakers
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physiocrat
510 millions of speakers
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physiocrat
380 millions of speakers
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physiocrat
280 millions of speakers
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физиократ
278 millions of speakers
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fisiocrata
270 millions of speakers
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physiocrat
260 millions of speakers
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physiocrate
220 millions of speakers
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Physiocrat
190 millions of speakers
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Physiokrat
180 millions of speakers
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physiocrat
130 millions of speakers
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중농주의
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Physiocrat
85 millions of speakers
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người theo chủ nghia thiên nhiên
80 millions of speakers
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physiocrat
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भौगोलिक
75 millions of speakers
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Fizyokratik
70 millions of speakers
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fisiocratico
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fizjokraty
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фізіократ
40 millions of speakers
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physiocrat
30 millions of speakers
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physiocrat
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fisiokraat
14 millions of speakers
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physiocrat
10 millions of speakers
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physiocrat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of physiocrat

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHYSIOCRAT»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of physiocrat
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about physiocrat

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHYSIOCRAT»

Discover the use of physiocrat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to physiocrat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Turgot on Progress, Sociology and Economics: A Philosophical ...
Finally, he accepted the Physiocratic idea that the incomes of the industrial and commercial classes were 'paid' by agriculture - although he put a distinctive gloss of his own on this idea too. To describe him as a Physiocrat, then, would be as ...
Ronald L. Meek, 2010
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Physiocracy, Antiphysiocracy and Pfeiffer
And Schlettwein's work in Baden was, as Helep Liebel put it, “more cameralist than physiocrat.” As such, it was only after his dismissal the following year, when the post of Finance Minister was taken up by none other than Du Pont de Nemours ...
Jürgen Backhaus, 2011
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Free Trade and its Reception 1815-1960: Freedom and Trade: ...
Hence it seems quite accurate when one of Agardh's biographers, Eskil Wadensjo, argues that: Some writers have referred to Agardh as a mercantilist and physiocrat. However, he can not be described as a mercantilist just because he asks ...
Andrew Marrison, 2002
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Feeding the World in the 21st Century: A Historical Analysis ...
'The source of people 's income is the sale of excess foodstufls, which leads to all the incomes of industry, which rise and fall in proportion to this sale' according to the physiocrat Boisguillebert. Physiocracy also means 'government by nature'.
Christian Anton Smedshaug, 2010
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The Enlightenment
adopted not only the crucial Physiocrat demand for the liberalisation of the grain trade, but was also prepared to act as the 'legal despotism' which their theory had demanded. The increase and persistence of subsistence crises after ...
Dorinda Outram, 2013
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The Tradition of Free Trade
It seems quite accurate, therefore, when oneof Agardh's biographers, EskilWadensjo, arguesthat: Some writers have referred to Agardh asa mercantilist and physiocrat. However, he cannot be described as a mercantilist just because he asks ...
Lars Magnusson, 2004
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Wilhelm R_pke's Political Economy
Careful reading of the Wealth of Nations certainly indicates that Physiocrat ideas are present in Smith's work. Yet Smith also criticized certain Physiocrat ideas such as their insistence that agriculture was the 'sole source of the revenue and ...
Samuel Gregg, 2010
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History of Economic Analysis
There was thus a physiocrat fashion but there was no physiocrat movement in the sense in which there was (and is) a Marxist movement, especially not one rooted in agrarian class interests. But what about the political influence of the ...
Joseph A. Schumpeter, 2006
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It Wasn't Me
On the face of it, the physiocrat doctrine appeared to favor feudalism, since feudal laws still owned or drew feudal dues from at least a third of the land of France. But they, who had paid hardly any taxes before 1756, were appalled at the notion  ...
Schmid Almonor, 2012
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The Literature of Political Economy: Collected Essays II
18. MALTHUS. AS. PHYSIOCRAT. Surplus. versus. scarcity*. This paper investigates the agricultural bias pervading T.R.Malthus's economics. The question arises whether and to what extent the bias reflects a debt to the Physiocrats.
Samuel Hollander, 2002

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHYSIOCRAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term physiocrat is used in the context of the following news items.
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Scott Walker and the return of the physiocrats
“The descendants of the first slaves, attached at first to the cultivation of the ground, change their condition. The interior peace among nations, ... «AMERICAblog, May 15»
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America's Libertarians' Civil War Over Ukraine
Another leading physiocrat was Quesnay, who urged the king to model France upon the wise despotism of China. Quesnay's Le Despotisme ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Apr 15»
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T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan:No Thought, please, we are economists
... of Augustin Cournot of competition theory, of Francois Quesnay, the first physiocrat, of William Jevons, who fathered mathematical economics ... «Business Standard, Mar 15»
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Economic history
IF YOU asked twenty well-educated souls to identify a physiocrat, only a couple could help you out. Writers like A.R.J. Turgot, the Marquis de ... «The Economist, Oct 13»
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Filipino Physiocrat: Procy Alcala, Agriculture, and Climate Change
Alcala is not simply another secretary of agriculture. He might be described as a Filipino Physiocrat, a true believer in the country's agricultural ... «Inquirer.net, Oct 11»
REFERENCE
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