landlordism
noun
land·lord·ism
ˈland-ˌlȯr-ˌdi-zəm 
: an economic system or practice by which ownership of land is vested in one who leases it to cultivators
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In the countryside, landlordism was abolished. . . .
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Pankaj Mishra, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2013
Where other, less lucrative gig-economy start-ups like Uber have clashed publicly with their not-quite-employees, Airbnb hosts — the word the company came up with to make short-term landlordism sound like throwing an intimate dinner party — have become loyal political allies.
—Molly Osberg, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2023
Cardone’s actual rental housing strategy isn’t particularly original or innovative in the realm of corporate landlordism.
—Josh Gabert-Doyon, The New Republic, 29 Aug. 2023
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Pankaj Mishra, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2013
Where other, less lucrative gig-economy start-ups like Uber have clashed publicly with their not-quite-employees, Airbnb hosts — the word the company came up with to make short-term landlordism sound like throwing an intimate dinner party — have become loyal political allies.
—Molly Osberg, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2023
Cardone’s actual rental housing strategy isn’t particularly original or innovative in the realm of corporate landlordism.
—Josh Gabert-Doyon, The New Republic, 29 Aug. 2023
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“Landlordism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landlordism. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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