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collectivism

[kəˈlɛk.tɪ.vɪ.zm̩]US[kəˈlɛk.tə.vɪ.zm̩]

collectivism noun: an economic system in which the means of production and distribution are owned and controlled by the people collectively.

Noun

collectivism (countable and uncountable, plural collectivisms)

  1. An economic system in which the means of production and distribution are owned and controlled by the people collectively
  2. The practice or principle of giving a group priority over each individual in it.

collectivism meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Thai

collectivism in Tamil

பொதுக்கூட்டுடைமை

collectivism in Kannada

ಸಮುದಾಯ ಸ್ವಾಮ್ಯ

collectivism in Thai

The practice or principle of giving a group priority over each individual in it
คติรวมหมู่

Antonyms of collectivism

Forms of collectivism

pluralcollectivisms

Origin of collectivism

From collective + -ism.

Words formed from collectivism

Questions about collectivism

What does collectivism mean?
Collectivism means an economic system in which the means of production and distribution are owned and controlled by the people collectively.
What is collectivism in Tamil?
Collectivism in Tamil is பொதுக்கூட்டுடைமை. See Collectivism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is collectivism?
Collectivism is a noun.
How do you pronounce collectivism?
Collectivism is pronounced [kəˈlɛk.tɪ.vɪ.zm̩] (UK).
What is the plural of collectivism?
The plural of collectivism is collectivisms.

Words near collectivism in the dictionary

  1. collectivisations
  2. collectivise
  3. collectivised
  4. collectivises
  5. collectivising
  6. collectivism
  7. collectivisms
  8. collectivist
  9. collectivist anarchism
  10. collectivist anarchist
  11. collectivist anarchists

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Adapted from Wiktionary: collectivism (page history and authors); collectivism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); collectivism (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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