plantation mentality

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounplantation mentality (plural plantation mentalities)

plural plantation mentalities

  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.

Origin

Referring to US plantations historically tended by teams of slaves.

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plantation mentality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plantation%20mentality

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“plantation mentality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plantation%20mentality. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plantation mentality,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plantation%20mentality.

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