Antirentism

/ˌæntɪˈrɛntɪzəm/ noun

Definition

The ideology, movement, or practice of opposing rent payments and landlord systems.

Etymology

From antirenter + -ism (ideology/movement suffix). Emerged in 1840s America as a formal movement ideology.

Kelly Says

Antirentism was one of America's first organized challenges to the idea that land should be owned and rented by wealthy elites—it's a forgotten chapter in the fight for property justice!

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