No, it isn&#x27;t.  Capitalism is where the means of production are privately rather than publicly owned.<p>cap·i·tal·ism ˈkapədlˌizəm&#x2F; noun<p>&quot;an economic and political system in which a country&#x27;s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state&quot;<p>Rent-seeking is orthogonal to capitalism.  You can (and do) have rent-seeking in non-capitalist economies too.