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collectivism definition

col·lec·tiv·ism (kə lek′tə viz′əm)

noun

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

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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