noun
English economist who advocated the use of government monetary and fiscal policy to maintain full employment without inflation (1883-1946)
• Syn: ↑John Maynard Keynes
• Derivationally related forms: ↑Keynesian
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑economist, ↑economic expert
• Member Holonyms: ↑Bloomsbury Group
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/kaynz/, n.
John Maynard, 1st Baron, 1883-1946, English economist and writer.
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[kānz]John Maynard, 1st Baron (1883 - 1946), English economist. He laid the foundations of modern macroeconomics with The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money (1936)
Derivatives:
Keynesian ['kānzēən] adj. & n. Keynesianism ['kānzēəˌnizəm] n.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.