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collectivism
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noun
the political principle of centralized social and economic
control
, especially of all means of production.
Origin:
1875–80;
<
French
collectivisme;
see
collective
,
-ism
Related forms
col·lec·tiv·ist,
noun, adjective
col·lec·tiv·is·tic,
adjective
col·lec·tiv·is·ti·cal·ly,
adverb
non·col·lec·tiv·is·tic,
adjective
pro·col·lec·tiv·ism,
noun
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pro·col·lec·tiv·ist,
adjective, noun
pro·col·lec·tiv·is·tic,
adjective
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Individualistic cultures move faster than those that emphasize collectivism.
Also on the agenda was the significance of group harmony, collectivism and courtesy.
They call themselves progressives, yet they pine for the good old days of disaster collectivism.
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Individualistic cultures move faster than those that emphasize collectivism.
Also on the agenda was the significance of group harmony, collectivism and courtesy.
They call themselves progressives, yet they pine for the good old days of disaster collectivism.
The historical thesis is clear enough: bourgeois domesticity and consumer capitalism have replaced collectivism.
One obstacle is ideological: for all their economic pragmatism, many in the party still regard collectivism as a sacred principle.
The stronger corporations become, the less you have of individualism or collectivism.
Bossy forms of collectivism pushed in the same direction.
Groups of people start off simply sharing and then progress to cooperation, collaboration, and finally collectivism.
Collectivism
is a major point of the piece, but there's ample space for individual statements, both notated and improvised.
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World English Dictionary
collectivism
(kəˈlɛktɪˌvɪzəm)
—
n
1.
the principle of ownership of the means of production, by the state or the people
2.
a social system based on this principle
col'lectivist
—
n
collecti'vistic
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
collectivism
1880, in socialist theory, from
collective
+
-ism
. Related: Collectivist (1882 as both n. and adj.), collectivization (1890).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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"I don't envisage collectivism. There is no such animal, it is always individualism, sometimes the rest vote and sometimes they do not, and if they do they do and if they do not they do not."
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