land reform

n. Measures, such as the division of large properties into smaller ones, that are taken to bring about a more equitable apportionment of agricultural land.

land′-re·form′ adj.

land reform

n (Agriculture) the redistributing of large agricultural holdings among the landless

land′ reform`

n. any governmental program involving the redistribution of agricultural land among the peasants or farmers. [1840–50]

Thesaurus

Noun

land reform - a redistribution of agricultural land (especially by government action)reform - a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses; "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts"governing, government activity, government, governance, administration - the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"

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land reform

land reform:

see agrarian reformagrarian reform,
redistribution of the agricultural resources of a country. Traditionally, agrarian, or land, reform is confined to the redistribution of land; in a broader sense it includes related changes in agricultural institutions, including credit, taxation, rents, and
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an agricultural production unit including a number of farm households or villages working together under state control. The description of the collective farm has varied with time and place.
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[Span.,=common land], in Mexico, agricultural land expropriated from large private holdings and redistributed to communal farms. Communal ownership of land had been widely practiced by the Aztecs, but the institution was in decline before the Spanish arrived.
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Land Reform

Any direct action by a government to change who owns land in a country. For example, a government may confiscate property held by large, foreign corporations and distribute it among poor and small farmers. Land reform is highly controversial whenever it is practiced.

land reform

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noun a redistribution of agricultural land (especially by government action)

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