collectivisation
Definition
Noun: 1. The act or process of organizing a nation's agriculture or economy on the basis of collectivism: This involves bringing private farms, land, and means of production under collective, often state-controlled, ownership and management. It is a policy associated with certain socialist and communist systems.
Usage
- The term is used primarily in historical, economic, and political contexts to describe a specific policy shift.
- It often refers to the large-scale, state-enforced campaigns seen in the 20th century.
- It functions as a noun, typically as the subject or object of a sentence.
Examples
- The collectivisation of agriculture in the Soviet Union began in the late 1920s.
- Historians debate the economic and human costs of forced collectivisation.
- The policy of collectivisation aimed to increase state control over food production.
Advanced Usage
- "Forced collectivisation": A specific phrase highlighting that the process was imposed by the state, often against the will of the farmers or peasants.
- The period of forced collectivisation led to significant social upheaval.
Variants and Related Words
- Collectivization (noun): The American English spelling variant.
- Collectivise/Collectivize (verb): The action of bringing something under collective control.
- The government sought to collectivise the farmland.
- Collective (noun/adjective): A farm or enterprise owned and run jointly by its members; or, relating to such a group.
- Collectivism (noun): The political theory or principle of ownership and control by the people or the state.
Synonyms
- Nationalization (specifically when the state takes control, though nationalization can apply to industry beyond agriculture).
- Communalization.
- Socialization (of property/means of production).
Antonyms
- Privatization.
- Decollectivisation.
- Individual ownership.
Noun
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the organization of a nation or economy on the basis of collectivism
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