col·lec·tiv·ism (k -l k t-v z m)n. The principles or system of ownership and control of the means of production and distribution by the people collectively, usually under the supervision of a government. col·lec tiv·ist n.col·lec tiv·istic adj.col·lec tiv·isti·cal·ly adv. |
collectivism [kəˈlɛktɪˌvɪzəm]
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the principle of ownership of the means of production, by the state or the people
2. (Sociology) a social system based on this principle
collectivist n
collectivistic adj
collectivism
the socialist principle of control by the state of all means of productive or economic activity. — collectivist, n., adj. — collectivistic, adj.
See also: Politics
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| Noun | 1. |  collectivism - Soviet communism communism - a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership revisionism - a moderate evolutionary form of Marxism revisionism - any dangerous departure from the teachings of Marx |
| 2. | collectivism - a political theory that the people should own the means of production ideology, political orientation, political theory - an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation |
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