Definition

Noun: A large agricultural enterprise, typically owned and operated by a group of people (collectively) under state or community control, where the land, resources, and labor are pooled and managed jointly. The produce and profits are usually shared among the members or belong to the state.

Usage

The term "collective farm" is used to describe a specific model of agricultural organization, historically associated with socialist or communist economic systems. - It functions as a singular noun. - It can be modified by adjectives (e.g., large collective farm, successful collective farm).

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "to work on/at a collective farm": This phrase describes being employed or living as a member of such a farm.
  • Her grandparents spent their entire lives working on a collective farm.

Variants and Related Words

• Collectivization (n): The process of forming collective farms by consolidating individual landholdings and labor into collective units.
  • The policy of agricultural collectivization had profound social consequences.
• Kolkhoz (n): A Russian term for a collective farm in the former Soviet Union, often used in historical contexts.
  • The kolkhoz was the standard form of collective farm in the USSR.

Synonyms

• Cooperative farm: Emphasizes the cooperative ownership and management structure.
• Communal farm: Highlights the communal or shared nature of the enterprise.

Antonyms

• Private farm: A farm owned and operated by an individual or a private family.
• Family farm: A farm owned and run by a single family.

Noun

1. a farm operated collectively