redistributionist
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- adjective
- /ˌriːdɪstrɪˈbjuːʃənɪst/
:
redistributivo
- The new policy is considered redistributionist as it aims to allocate resources more equally among citizens.
- redistributionist policies
Examples
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His redistributionist economic philosophy is nothing I could ever support.
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Islamists revile finance capitalism, favor redistributionist economic policies, and endorse nanny state regulatory suffocation as well as an ever-expanding welfare state.
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The U.S. became far more redistributionist in the '30s. We got a depression.
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"Whether the redistributionist scheme concocted by the legislature will actually achieve its purpose is not a proper part of the Court's consideration.
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Social Security turned out to be strongly redistributionist, but only because of its Ponzi game aspect, in which each generation takes more out than it put in.
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In practice, it has turned out to be strongly redistributionist, but only because of its Ponzi game aspect, in which each generation takes more out than it put in.
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While the extent to which the Chamorro government will seek to roll the Sandinista programs back is still unclear, we cannot expect a return to the redistributionist policies that characterized the early years of the revolution.
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Despite these positive contributions, the escalation of war following the elections further constrained the government's ability to continue with its redistributionist policies on behalf of poor Nicaraguans.
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Since the political landscape of California indicates an affinity for those who like to practice redistributionist politics, you shouldn't complain when you don't get "your share."
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Land reform once occupied a prominent place in debates regarding "development." The era of so-called classic redistributionist land reform, pursued for different reasons by communist/socialist as well as capitalist/modernizing states, targeted large landholdings, usually in the hands of an elite.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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Believing that all people should have equal rights and chances
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Related to giving more money or help to people with less to make things fairer
Supporting an idea that property and goods should be owned by many people
Believing that all people should have equal rights and chances
Antonyms
How Redistributionist
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Surface Forms
Morphology
redistributionist = redistribution (transparent) = re + distribute + ion + ist
The adjective meaning is a regular and readily understandable formation from 'redistribution' plus '-ist', meaning supporting or relating to redistribution.
Etymology
Redistributionist is an adjective made from re- 'again', distribute 'give out' and -ist, and it describes policies that want to 'give out again' money or resources so society is more equal.