land reform
noun
any program, especially when undertaken by a national government, involving the redistribution of agricultural land among the landless.
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An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
Words nearby land reform
land patent, land plaster, land power, land rail, land rain, land reform, land sailing, land snail, land tax, land up, land wind
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Example sentences from the Web for land reform
Land-reform in its earliest stages, like trade unionism in England, was accompanied by disorder.
Ireland and Poland|Thomas William RollestonA land-reform program limited land ownership, reduced rents, and redistributed formerly Japanese-owned land.
A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.]|Wolfram Eberhard
British Dictionary definitions for land reform
land reform
noun
the redistributing of large agricultural holdings among the landless
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