English Explanatory Dictionary

plantation mentality

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mentality according to which an organization or society is divided into a ruling elite and a class of workers treated as inferior, especially along racial lines.

Word forms

plantation mentality plantation mentalities

Etymology

Referring to US plantations historically tended by teams of slaves.

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