collectivist
Americanadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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This kind of collectivist competition isn’t what the other store owners would call warm.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
"In collectivist societies in China and India, couples are expected to depend and support each other, emotionally and instrumentally, so health may be more closely entwined."
From Science Daily • Dec. 6, 2023
But I was particularly moved by learning the stories of Israeli peace activists who were killed or taken hostage, some who lived in collectivist kibbutzim and were dedicated to greater Palestinian rights.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2023
This was a collectivist practice that enabled West African, North African, Arab, and East Asian groups to preserve themselves against the scourge of disease, and travel and trade without fear.
From Slate • Sep. 4, 2023
The collectivist state advocated by the socialist of to-day has scarcely anything in common with the communism of the middle ages.
From The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice by Leacock, Stephen
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