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单词 squatterdom
释义

squatterdom

/ˈskwɒtədəm /
noun [mass noun] Australian /NZ historical
People occupying Crown land in order to graze livestock, regarded as a social group or class: the bourgeoisie began to upset squatterdom’s domination when they changed the land laws...
  • A perpetual squatterdom would be a perpetual disgrace to our science of colonisation.
  • Men occupying official positions in the graziers' associations came with a powerful whiff of squatterdom.
  • The new constitution extended electoral boundaries to the outer reaches of squatterdom.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from squatter + -dom.

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