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collectivism


Definition of collectivism

noun

[mass noun]
  • the practice or principle of giving a group priority over each individual in it: the Church has criticized the great emphasis placed on individualism rather than collectivism
  • the ownership of land and the means of production by the people or the state, as a political principle or system: the Russian Revolution decided to alter the course of modernity towards collectivism

Derivatives

collectivist

adjective & noun

collectivistic

adjective

collectivism in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of collectivism in the US English dictionary
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