land reform

noun

: measures designed to effect a more equitable distribution of agricultural land especially by governmental action

also : the resulting redistribution

Examples of land reform in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Under Árbenz, Guatemala implemented a land reform program in 1952 that gave landless farmworkers their own undeveloped plots. —Aaron Coy Moulton, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026

Guatemala On June 27, 1954, Colonel Jacobo Arbenz Guzman, then-president of Guatemala, was driven from power by mercenaries trained and financed by Washington, after a land reform that threatened the interests of the powerful U.S. company United Fruit Corporation (later Chiquita Brands). —CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026

Only Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and, depending on the period, China, have managed to succeed in land reform. —Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025

South Africa received steep tariffs over what Trump considers a mistreatment of white farmers and discriminatory land reform policies. —Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for land reform

• chloroform
• coliform
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