Landlordism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Landlordism is a noun meaning An economic system under which a few private individuals (landlords) own property, and rent it to tenants.
Meaning
An economic system under which a few private individuals (landlords) own property, and rent it to tenants.
More Meanings
- A specific variation or implementation of such a system.
- The actions and behavior of a landlord.
Example Sentences
[…] including the racialized landlordisms to which it gives rise.
What if all the poor people should refuse to pay rent and shelter themselves under the American flag? Landlordism would go crumbling.
Yet his account also implies the carelessness of his landlordism before now and the invisibility to him of those beneath his social horizon (even if they are paying him rent).
Word Forms
- landlordisms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include absentee, landlordry, landlordship, renter, landlord, landlording.
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