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collectivism
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col·lec·tiv·ism  (k-lkt-vzm)
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·lectiv·ist n.
col·lectiv·istic adj.
col·lectiv·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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.collectivismcollectivism - 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
Translations
collectivism [kəˈlektɪvɪzəm] Ncolectivismo m
collectivism [kəˈlɛktɪvɪzəm] ncollectivisme m
collectivism
collectivism [kəˈlɛktɪvɪzm] ncollettivismo
collectivism [kəˈlɛktɪvɪzm] ncollettivismo


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Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) culture; (b) problems that may result when applying VR's individualistic system with more collectivistically oriented clients; and (c) rehabilitation counseling techniques and practices that better correspond to collectivistic cultural factors and that are, therefore, likely to be more effective with clients who espouse more interdependent views of self or collectivistic cultural values.
 
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