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distributism

[ dih-strib-yoo-tiz-uhm ]

noun

  1. a socioeconomic theory and system advocating widespread ownership of private property and the means of production: based on late 19th-century Catholic teachings on economic and social justice.


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Other Words From

  • dis·tribu·tist noun adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of distributism1

First recorded in 1920–25; distribut(e) + -ism

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