Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Distributing again; characterized by or of the nature of redistribution.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to
redistribution
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Examples
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Seeking to paint Obama as a socialist, they used the internets and googled "obama redistributive" and came up with this quote to which Dough "McCain-invented-the-Blackberry" Holtz-Eakin then proclaim "Aha! see he does use the word redistributive proving he is a socialist.
McCain Campaign Falsely Claims Obama Described Court's Failure to Redistribute Wealth As "Tragedy" 2009
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Addressing actual inequality, also known as redistributive politics, would see funds flow into the poorest parts of the country, massive schemes for socialized housing and community facilities.
British Blogs 2010
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If it's labor law, then it's discriminatory towards helping bakers at the expense of bakery owners, and redistributive, which is unconstitutional.
MetaFilter Projects 2008
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It is in this way that a "redistributive" policy can be universally beneficial and not a zero sum game.
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McCain and the press were out-and-out misrepresenting what was said, as they are on the "redistributive" quote, and the public needs to understand when that happens.
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SCHNEIDER: Well, the most significant thing is that there would be -- this is a kind of redistributive program that would provide government subsidies for lower-income people, and those subsidies would gradually be faded out.
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At the same time, however, Ortega has created a "redistributive" parallel economy with a $1.4 billion slush fund handed him by left-wing, oil-rich Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
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It is fairer, more "redistributive", and simpler than the present messy system.
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Oh, and for any "redistributive" justice favoring individual who disagrees with me, I fully believe in the "Castle Doctirine," meaning that if you willfully and rationally decide to rob my place of residence, then I believe it is my right to defend my place of residence with deadly force.
BlueOregon 2008
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To be truly "redistributive", it should read "the right to attractive and compatible mate (s)."
GraniteGrok 2008
bilby commented on the word redistributive
"A league spokesman said: 'Collective selling is the foundation of the Premier League's success - every pound earned centrally has a redistributive effect within the league and a solidarity impact down through the footballing pyramid.'"
- EPL rich getting richer, theworldgame.com.au, 2 June 2009.
June 2, 2009