collective farm
(especially in the Soviet Union) a farm, or a number of farms organized as a unit, worked by a community under the supervision of the state.
Origin of collective farm
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How to use collective farm in a sentence
One of his neighbors, Niko Mchetkishvili, 58, said the last job he had was at a collective farm back 1990s.
Georgia’s Bold Peacenik, Prime Minister Ivanishvili | Anna Nemtsova | January 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe place was a ruin; literally, the pig sty of a collective farm.
From a Polish Country House Kitchen ... To Your Kitchen | David Frum | December 4, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWomen constituted about 43 percent of the industrial and 57.5 percent of the collective farm labor forces.
Area Handbook for Romania | Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpolecollective farm associations are organized for various types of specialized production.
Area Handbook for Romania | Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. WalpoleThe collective farm cannot limit the number of members who may participate in the work.
Area Handbook for Romania | Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
Not all the collective farm members participate in the work of the collective.
Area Handbook for Romania | Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. WalpoleMechanized work on farms is carried on by permanent teams composed of agricultural mechanics and collective farm members.
Area Handbook for Romania | Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
British Dictionary definitions for collective farm
(chiefly in Communist countries) a farm or group of farms managed and owned, through the state, by the community: Russian name: kolkhoz
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Cultural definitions for collective farm
In socialist or communist countries, such as the former Soviet Union, a collective is a cooperative association of farmers who work land owned by the state but who own most of their own farm implements.
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