单词 | redistributory |
释义 | redistributoryadj. = redistributive adj. ΘΚΠ 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 redistributive1860 redistributory1884 1884 Times 28 Feb. 10/2 Ministers who formulated redistributory schemes. 1884 St. James's Gaz. 20 Oct. 4/2 The..meetings..were allowed to pass without any redistributory interruptions. 1938 J. Strachey Hope in Amer. v. 60 It is not true..that such redistributory taxation, as it is often called, does not help to solve the problem of purchasing power. 1969 Econ. Jrnl. 79 165 In principle, the capital levy and the estate duty could perform an important redistributory function. 2003 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 27 Feb. 27 You would, of course, need a redistributory mechanism to help areas where the tax base is low, but it could be done. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1884 |
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