collectivist
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təˌvɪz noun
the political principle of centralized social and economic control, especially of all means of production.
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collectivism (kəˈlɛktɪˌvɪzəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 (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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Word Origin & History
collectivism
1880, in socialist theory, from collective + -ism. Related: Collectivist (1882 as both n. and adj.), collectivization (1890).
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Example sentences
Such critics express their wish for the supposed higher morality of collectivist forms of government.
And she's set her entire collectivist cult against you.
In some collectivist cultures, in fact, time urgency is not only deemphasized but treated with downright hostility.
Crops such as rice and corn were raised on collectivist farms, then doled out by the state.
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