redistributive
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of redistributive
First recorded in 1880–85; redistribute + -ive
Example Sentences
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Mamdani reframed what I would call redistributive economic policies that have long been central to the progressive agenda.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2025
“Latin American voters now have a keener sense of what the state can do and of the importance of the state engaging in a redistributive effort and in providing public services,” she said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2022
A final type of policy is redistributive policy, so named because it redistributes resources in society from one group to another.
From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021
The key distinction you have to make, Will Wilkinson writes, is between the redistributive state and the regulatory state.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2018
Large societies can function economically only if they have a redistributive economy in addition to a reciprocal economy.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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