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landlordism

landlordism

1 7.0
A system where people own land or houses and rent them to others
  • noun
  • /ˈlændˌlɔrdɪzəm/
  • Formal
: arrendatario
  • The policy aims to reduce landlordism by making housing more affordable for tenants.

Examples

  • Squatters' rights are among the most difficult to contest, in an age when absentee landlordism is considered a form of economic warfare.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Also, Haim Gerber's innovative analysis points to the way landlordism emerged as a part of the Western impact and suggests an elaborate explanation of the failure of both communism and democracy in the Middle East.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Many activists are fighting against landlordism to protect tenants' rights in their communities.

  • In cities with high rents, landlordism often leads to unstable living situations for many families.

Synonyms

landownership
vslandlordism
  • Specialized
1 4.7

The legal right to have land and the duties and benefits that come with it

focuses on a system where owners rent to tenants and hold power over them
landowning
vslandlordism
4.1

People who have land and often wealth or high social status

views it as an institutional practice of renting and control by owners

Surface Forms

landlordism singular
landlordisms plural

Morphology

landlordism = landlord (transparent) = landlord + ism

Formed by the noun 'landlord' plus the productive suffix '-ism' denoting a system/practice; the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Landlordism comes from land 'ground or property' and lord 'owner', with the ending -ism showing a 'system or practice'. So, landlordism means the system where landlords own and control property and rent it to tenants.