land-reform
land reform
noun
any program, especially when undertaken by a national government, involving the redistribution of agricultural land among the landless.
Origin:
1840–50, Americanism
1840–50, Americanism
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| land reform | |
| —n | |
| the redistributing of large agricultural holdings among the landless | |
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