the principle of ownership of the means of production, by the state or the people
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col•lec•tiv•ism /kəˈlɛktəˌvɪzəm/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
col•lec•tiv•is•tic, adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Governmentthe socialist principle or system of control by which the people collectively, or the state, are in charge of all means of production or economic activity.
col•lec•tiv•is•tic, adj.
col•lec•tiv•ism
(kə lek′tə viz′əm),USA pronunciation n.
col•lec′tiv•ist, n., adj.
col•lec′tiv•is′tic, adj.
col•lec′tiv•is′ti•cal•ly, adv.
- Government, Philosophythe political principle of centralized social and economic control, esp. of all means of production.
- French collectivisme; see collective, -ism
- 1875–80
col•lec′tiv•is′tic, adj.
col•lec′tiv•is′ti•cal•ly, adv.
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