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
Noun
the theory that the state should own all means of production
collectivist 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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