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land reform
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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 (lndr-fôrm) adj.
land reform
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) the redistributing of large agricultural holdings among the landless
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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"
Translations
land reform n → riforma fondiaria
land reform n → riforma fondiaria


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Minh Mang prevailed, uprooting his father's loyalists from the imperial ranks while marginalizing or destroying Gia Dinh's pluralist local power structure through a series of institutional changes, cultural campaigns, land reforms and violence.
Southern Vietnam under the Reign of Minh Mang (1820-1841): Central ... by Wheeler, C.S. / Pacific Affairs
Only after the Japanese were defeated and the Philippines was back on the road to independence would the guerrillas return to their individual causes, which ranged from land reforms to Moro sovereignty.
A century of turmoil: America's relationship with the Philippines by Walley, Cherilyn A. / Special Warfare
One of those families, the Khans, belong to the zamindari aristocracy, whose feudal privileges were being swept away by land reforms at the time of the novel's setting.
A Suitable Boy by Worth, Robert / Commonweal
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