collectivistic
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A community garden is a collectivistic project where everyone shares the harvest.
Definition
- Adjective:
- Pertaining to collectivism: Describes a system, ideology, or attitude that emphasizes the collective or group over the individual. It involves the belief that the goals and well-being of the community are more important than those of any single person.
- Characterized by collective ownership: Specifically refers to the socialist doctrine advocating that property, resources, and the means of production should be owned and controlled by the people as a group, rather than by private individuals.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The community's collectivistic approach to farming ensured that everyone had enough food.
- Her political philosophy is deeply collectivistic, prioritizing societal needs over individual freedoms.
- The tribe has a collectivistic culture where all major decisions are made by the elders for the benefit of the whole.
Advanced Usage
In sociological contexts: Used to describe cultures or societies where group harmony, interdependence, and shared responsibility are core values, often contrasted with "individualistic" cultures.
- The study compared the collectivistic societies of East Asia with the more individualistic societies of North America.
In economic theory: Describes systems where capital and assets are owned collectively.
- The proposed reform was criticized for its collectivistic tendencies toward nationalizing key industries.
Variants and Related Words
Collectivism (n): The practice or principle of giving a group priority over each individual in it; the socialist doctrine of collective ownership.
- The party's ideology was rooted in collectivism.
Collectivist (n/adj): (As a noun) A person who supports collectivism. (As an adjective) Another form meaning the same as 'collectivistic'.
- He was a dedicated collectivist. (n)
- They advocated for collectivist policies. (adj)
Synonyms
- Communal: Shared by all members of a community; for common use.
- Socialistic: Relating to or advocating socialism, which often includes collectivistic principles of shared ownership.
Antonyms
- Individualistic: Prioritizing the independence and goals of the individual over those of the group.
- Privatized: Transferred from public or state ownership to private ownership.
A community garden is a collectivistic project where everyone shares the harvest.
Adjective
- subscribing to the socialistic doctrine of ownership by the people collectively