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Meaning of landlordism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

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).”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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