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词汇 squatterdom
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Definition of squatterdom in English:

squatterdom

noun ˈskwɒtədəm
mass nounAustralian, NZ historical

  • People occupying Crown land in order to graze livestock, regarded as a social group or class.

    the bourgeoisie began to upset squatterdom's domination when they changed the land laws
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Men occupying official positions in the graziers' associations came with a powerful whiff of squatterdom.
    • The European settler demand for labour was to a large extent satisfied through squatterdom rather than wage labour.
    • A perpetual squatterdom would be a perpetual disgrace to our science of colonisation.
    • They were ready to take that step forward from the crude improvisations of the pioneer into the splendours of squatterdom.
    • The new constitution extended electoral boundaries to the outer reaches of squatterdom.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from squatter + -dom.
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