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A form of communism based on the writings of Marx and Lenin
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collectivism
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1880, in socialist theory, from collective + -ism . Related: Collectivist (1882 as both noun and adjective); collectivization (1890).
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A tradition implies continuity, and the historical origins of collectivism have been traced in a variety of ways. ▪ But collectivism can come in many forms. ▪ For Oakeshott, modern collectivism is not to be traced to Hobbesian ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Collectivism \Col*lect"iv*ism\, n. [Cf. F. collectivisme.] (Polit. Econ.) The doctrine that land and capital should be owned by society collectively or as a whole; communism. --W. G. Summer.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. Soviet communism [syn: Bolshevism , sovietism ] a political theory that the people should own the means of production
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Collectivism is the moral stance, political philosophy , ideology, or social outlook that emphasizes the significance of groups—their identities, goals, rights, and outcomes. It is also about analyzing problems in the interest of a group. Collectivism is ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. An economic system in which the means of production and distribution are owned and controlled by the people collectively
Usage examples of collectivism.
Everywhere collectivism, committeeism, collaborationism is oozing over us.
Basically, as he sees and points out, what we have got to do is to put our own house in order -- to oppose a humaner, freer form of collectivism to the purge-and-censorship variety.
Socialism, communism, collectivism, parliamentarism,--all these have one and the same end: to put men on an equality.
The UN collectivists had their counterparts, advocates of a parallel variety of collectivism, mostly among American academics, including those practicing archaeology, a field obscure enough that they could get away with practically anything they wished, long before anyone outside the field even took notice.
The more people's interests are comingled and confused, as in collectivism, the more they will be stepping on each other's toes.