collectivism

[ kuh-lek-tuh-viz-uhm ]

/ kəˈlɛk təˌvɪz əm /

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noun

the political principle of centralized social and economic control, especially of all means of production.

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Origin of collectivism

1875–80; <French collectivisme;see collective, -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM collectivism

col·lec·tiv·ist, noun, adjectivecol·lec·tiv·is·tic, adjectivecol·lec·tiv·is·ti·cal·ly, adverbnon·col·lec·tiv·is·tic, adjective

pro·col·lec·tiv·ism, nounpro·col·lec·tiv·ist, adjective, nounpro·col·lec·tiv·is·tic, adjective

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How to use collectivism in a sentence

Is it that collectivist cultures such as those in Asia lend themselves to this nature of group sexual crime?
The Psychology of Sex Slave Rings|Charlotte Lytton|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
O is for Obama, the architect, and Obamacare, his legacy: Brave New World or Collectivist Nightmare?
Health Care: A Critic's Index|Tunku Varadarajan|December 25, 2009|DAILY BEAST
He has become by brute force of circumstances a sort of collectivist, puzzled only as to how much of a collectivist to be.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
The collectivist state advocated by the socialist of to-day has scarcely anything in common with the communism of the middle ages.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock

Many men, just as well aware of present-day evils as the socialists, are unwilling to accept the collectivist remedy.
A Preface to Politics|Walter Lippmann
Every one who is a convinced and sincere egalitarian, and who takes the trouble to think, is forced to be a collectivist.
The Cult of Incompetence|Emile Faguet
The Socialist dreams of attaining them through the Collectivist organization of the State.
The Life of Mrs. Humphry Ward|Janet Penrose Trevelyan

British Dictionary definitions for collectivism

collectivism

/ (kəˈlɛktɪˌvɪzəm) /

noun

the principle of ownership of the means of production, by the state or the people

a social system based on this principle

Derived forms of collectivism

collectivist, nouncollectivistic, adjective

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