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(kə lek′tə viz′əm)

noun

the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution by the people collectively; socialism

Origin: Fr collectivisme (c. 1880): see collective & -ism

Related Forms:

collectivist noun, adjective
collectivistic adjective

See collectivism in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

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.

Related Forms:

col·lecˈtiv·ist noun

col·lecˌtiv·isˈtic adjective

col·lecˌtiv·isˈti·cal·ly adverb

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