redistributiveadj.
/ˌriːdᵻˈstrɪbjuːtɪv/, /riːˈdɪstrᵻbjuːtɪv/, U.S. /ˌridəˈstrɪbjədɪv/ Of, relating to, promoting, or favouring redistribution, esp. of wealth.
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the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > [adjective] > anew
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society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > right to vote at elections > [adjective] > relating to redistribution of seats
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1860 W. C. Hazlitt Hist. Venetian Republic III. xxi. 394 The object of that struggle was redistributive.
1881 Times 12 Oct. 10/3 Apparently the only means of counteracting the redistributive action would be by rapid cooling.
1931 G. B. Shaw Fabian Ess. Socialism (rev. ed.) Pref. p. viii Redistributive taxation within Capitalist limits means dole for idleness.
1971 Morning Star 2 Sept. 3 Taxation structure should be much more progressive and redistributive and should include effective taxation of wealth, capital gains and gifts and a heavier tax on unearned income.
1999 Times 1 Apr. 33/6 Tony Blair once described Gordon Brown as his ‘Lloyd George’, hinting that the two Chancellors were similarly redistributive and radical in their approach to public finance.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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