New Deal
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Etymology edit
Deal refers to the distribution of cards in a card game. A new deal results in a new deck, thus a new (supposedly) fair distribution of chances, i.e. figuratively (in the original use) new opportunities in life for everyone.
Proper noun edit
- A series of domestic programs enacted in the United States between 1933 and 1938 in response to the Great Depression, focusing on relief, recovery, and reform.
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series of domestic programs