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TURGOT

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Overview

TURGOT (noun)
  The noun TURGOT has 1 sense:

1. French economist who in 1774 was put in control of finances by Louis XVI; his proposals for reforms that involved abolishing feudal privileges made him unpopular with the aristocracy and in 1776 he was dismissed (1727-1781)play

  Familiarity information: TURGOT used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


TURGOT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

French economist who in 1774 was put in control of finances by Louis XVI; his proposals for reforms that involved abolishing feudal privileges made him unpopular with the aristocracy and in 1776 he was dismissed (1727-1781)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Anne Robert Jacques Turgot; Turgot

Instance hypernyms:

economic expert; economist (an expert in the science of economics)


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