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 [kuh-lek-tuh-viz-uhm]   Origin

col·lec·tiv·ism

   [kuh-lek-tuh-viz-uhm]
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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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

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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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