Malthusian
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Malthusian /malˈθjuːzɪən/
▶adjective relating to the theory of the English economist Thomas Malthus (1766–1834), that without the practice of ‘moral restraint’ the population tends to increase at a greater rate than its means of subsistence, resulting in the population checks of war, famine, and epidemic. ▶noun an adherent of Malthus.
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Malthusianism noun.
Malthusianism noun.
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