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col⋅lec⋅tiv⋅ism
[kuh-lek-tuh-viz-uh
m] 
–noun
| the political principle of centralized social and economic control, esp. of all means of production. |
Related forms:
col⋅lec⋅tiv⋅ist, noun, adjective
col⋅lec⋅tiv⋅is⋅tic, adjective
col⋅lec⋅tiv⋅is⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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| col·lec·tiv·ism (kə-lěk'tə-vĭz'əm) n. The principles or system of ownership and control of the means of production and distribution by the people collectively, usually under the supervision of a government. col·lec'tiv·ist n., col·lec'tiv·is'tic adj., col·lec'tiv·is'ti·cal·ly adv. |
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Collectivism
Col*lect"iv*ism\, n. [Cf. F. collectivisme.] (Polit. Econ.) The doctrine that land and capital should be owned by society collectively or as a whole; communism. --W. G. Summer.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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