collectivist
/kə'lektivist/
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Definition
Adjective:
- Relating to collectivism: Describing a system, principle, or practice that emphasizes collective or state ownership and control over resources and the means of production, prioritizing the group over the individual.
- Prioritizing the group: Characterizing a belief or behavior that values the goals, needs, and well-being of a community or society as a whole above those of individual members.
Noun:
- An advocate of collectivism: A person who supports the political or economic theory of collectivism.
- A left-wing person: A person who belongs to or supports the political left, often associated with socialist or communist ideologies that favor collective action and ownership.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- The community's collectivist approach ensured that all decisions were made for the common good.
- Their economic model is highly collectivist, with resources distributed according to need.
Noun:
- As a collectivist, she believes in public ownership of key industries.
- The political party was founded by collectivists who opposed private property.
Advanced Usage
"Collectivist ideology": A system of ideas based on collectivism.
- The revolution was driven by a strong collectivist ideology.
"Collectivist society": A society organized around collectivist principles.
- In a collectivist society, individual ambitions are often secondary to group harmony.
Variants and Related Words
Collectivism (n): The political or economic theory advocating collective control.
- Collectivism is a central tenet of their philosophy.
Collectivistic (adj): Another adjective form meaning relating to collectivism.
- The policy had a collectivistic character.
Collectivize (v): To organize something according to the principles of collectivism, especially to bring private property under state or collective control.
- The government sought to collectivize agriculture.
Synonyms
- Adjective: Communal, socialist, communalist.
- Noun: Socialist, leftist, communalist.
Antonyms
- Adjective: Individualistic, laissez-faire.
- Noun: Individualist, capitalist, libertarian.
Adjective
- subscribing to the socialistic doctrine of ownership by the people collectively
Noun
- a person who belongs to the political left