collective farm

American  

noun

1. (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.

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collective farm British  

noun

1. Russian name: kolkhoz.  (chiefly in Communist countries) a farm or group of farms managed and owned, through the state, by the community

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collective farm Cultural  

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of collective farm

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Based on a moshav, or collective farm, in central Israel, Mr Sade is the founder of tech firm BloomX.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2023

The 68-year-old former Soviet collective farm boss, who has ruled Belarus since 1994, making him Europe's longest-serving leader, said he didn't simply ask Putin for the weapons, but "demanded" them.

From Reuters • Jun. 14, 2023

Trained as a history teacher, he joined the army before becoming director of a collective farm.

From Washington Post • Aug. 13, 2022

The former head of a small collective farm, he was elected to Parliament in 1990 but remained unknown until he became head of an anticorruption committee three years later.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2022

We were on a kolkhoz, a collective farm, and I was to become a beet farmer.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys

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