agrarianism

[ uh-grair-ee-uh-niz-uhm ]

noun

1. a movement for the equal division of landed property and for the promotion of agricultural interests.

Word History and Origins

Origin of agrarianism¹

First recorded in 1800–10; agrarian + -ism

Example Sentences

"This binary of Jefferson versus Hamilton, agrarianism versus commercialism, is woven into America's political fabric: red or blue, liberal or conservative," Caivano said.

From Salon

Nevertheless, Kevin takes the opportunity to ask the hunted man “why the Vikings suddenly stopped their murderous ways and adopted agrarianism.”

From Los Angeles Times

For all the conservative talk about how important white people were in the creation of American-style freedom, no one is getting suspended for arriving at their workplace dressed as Jeffersonian agrarianism or James K. Polk.

From Slate

“We’re always talking about the spirit of American agrarianism and the soul of rural America and this has shifted into a conversation of those same dynamics in India.”

From Seattle Times

“We’re always talking about the spirit of American agrarianism and the soul of rural America and this has shifted into a conversation of those same dynamics in India.”

From Washington Times