land reform
noun
: measures designed to effect a more equitable distribution of agricultural land especially by governmental action
also : the resulting redistribution
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In his fourth State of the State address to the Alaska Legislature, Gov. Mike Dunleavy urged lawmakers to overcome deadlock and act on several of his legislative priorities, including land reform and a new formula for the Permanent Fund dividend. 
James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Jan. 2022 In the countryside, where young men were willing to die fighting the imposition of new ways of life—including girls’ schools and land reform—young women remained unseen. Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2021 Some on Twitter took pleasure in posting pictures of Chairman Mao Zedong who during his land reform campaign killed as many as 7 million people. Roger Valdez, Forbes, 14 June 2021 The projects Germany agreed to fund will cover areas such as land reform, including land purchases, rural infrastructure, water supply and vocational training. BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2021 The projects Germany will now fund are expected to stretch over a 30-year period and will cover areas such as land reform, including land purchases, agriculture, rural infrastructure, water supply and vocational training. Geir Moulson, Star Tribune, 28 May 2021 The projects Germany will now fund are expected to stretch over a 30-year period and will cover areas such as land reform, including land purchases, agriculture, rural infrastructure, water supply and vocational training. Geir Moulson, USA TODAY, 28 May 2021 Not to mention misguided initiatives such as the 1980s land reform in El Salvador. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 14 Apr. 2021 The novel also touches on land reform, cricket, and religious tension, in playful, inventive language and sometimes with laugh-out-loud humor. Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2020 See More
James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Jan. 2022 In the countryside, where young men were willing to die fighting the imposition of new ways of life—including girls’ schools and land reform—young women remained unseen. Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2021 Some on Twitter took pleasure in posting pictures of Chairman Mao Zedong who during his land reform campaign killed as many as 7 million people. Roger Valdez, Forbes, 14 June 2021 The projects Germany agreed to fund will cover areas such as land reform, including land purchases, rural infrastructure, water supply and vocational training. BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2021 The projects Germany will now fund are expected to stretch over a 30-year period and will cover areas such as land reform, including land purchases, agriculture, rural infrastructure, water supply and vocational training. Geir Moulson, Star Tribune, 28 May 2021 The projects Germany will now fund are expected to stretch over a 30-year period and will cover areas such as land reform, including land purchases, agriculture, rural infrastructure, water supply and vocational training. Geir Moulson, USA TODAY, 28 May 2021 Not to mention misguided initiatives such as the 1980s land reform in El Salvador. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 14 Apr. 2021 The novel also touches on land reform, cricket, and religious tension, in playful, inventive language and sometimes with laugh-out-loud humor. Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
1846, in the meaning defined above