land reform
noun
: measures designed to effect a more equitable distribution of agricultural land especially by governmental action
also
: the resulting redistribution
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Advertisement In 1963, the Shah introduced land reforms to modernize the countryside by redistributing large estates to small farmers, breaking up control of feudal landlords, and promoting mechanized farming with state credit.
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Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
In contrast, voluntary substitution programs—when combined with rural development and land reform—have proven far more sustainable.
—Mark Temnycky, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
In Bolivia, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru, collective or cooperative land reforms—less grandiose and more grassroots than the Soviet or Chinese variants—brought substantive and lasting social change.
—Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Tolstoy’s last novel, Resurrection (for which he was finally excommunicated), was written largely to articulate and advocate for Georgist land reform.
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 18 June 2025
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Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
In contrast, voluntary substitution programs—when combined with rural development and land reform—have proven far more sustainable.
—Mark Temnycky, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
In Bolivia, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru, collective or cooperative land reforms—less grandiose and more grassroots than the Soviet or Chinese variants—brought substantive and lasting social change.
—Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Tolstoy’s last novel, Resurrection (for which he was finally excommunicated), was written largely to articulate and advocate for Georgist land reform.
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for land reform
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“Land reform.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/land%20reform. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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