HyperDic: anne_robert_jacques_turgot

English > 1 sense of the expression Anne Robert Jacques Turgot:
NOUNperson Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, TurgotFrench economist who in 1774 was put in control of finances by Louis XVI
English > Anne Robert Jacques Turgot: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningFrench 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).
SynonymTurgot
Instance ofeconomist, economic expertAn expert in the science of economics
SpanishAnne Robert Jacques Turgot
CatalanAnne Robert Jacques Turgot

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