Meaning of landlordism | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An economic system under which a few private individuals (landlords) own property, and rent it to tenants.
   uncountable, usually
2. A specific variation or implementation of such a system.
   uncountable, usually
3. The actions and behavior of a landlord.
   uncountable, usually

Examples

“What if all the poor people should refuse⟳ to pay⟳ rent⟳ and shelter⟳ themselves under the American flag? Landlordism would go crumbling.”

“[…] including the racialized landlordisms to which it gives rise⟳.”

“Yet his account also implies the carelessness of his landlordism before now and the invisibility to him of those beneath his social horizon (even if they are paying him rent⟳).”

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