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collectivization

[ kuh-lek-tuh-vahy-zey-shuhn ]
/ kəˌlɛk təˌvaɪˈzeɪ ʃən /
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noun
the act or process of organizing a people, industry, enterprise, etc., according to collectivism, an economic system in which control, especially of the means of production, is shared cooperatively or centralized: After World War I Russia introduced a full-scale command economy, including the collectivization of agriculture and the nationalization of almost all industrial capital.
the act of making something apply to a group of people as a whole rather than as individuals: The collectivization of guilt is a tool used to show that the community in which the crimes occurred has yet to become a community that can guarantee they will not be repeated.
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Also especially British, col·lec·ti·vi·sa·tion .

Origin of collectivization

collectiiviz(e) + -ation

Words nearby collectivization

collective pitch lever, collective security, collective unconscious, collectivism, collectivity, collectivization, collectivize, collect on delivery, collector, collectorate, collector's item
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Words related to collectivization

arrangement, classification, command, division, grouping, harmonization, mechanization, ordering, organization, regulation, rigidity, standardization, strictness, uniformity, institutionalization

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