Definition

1. Verb:
   • To bring something, especially farms or industrial enterprises, under collective or state ownership and control. This typically involves transferring individual or private property to be managed and operated by a group or community as a whole.

Usage

• The verb "collectivize" is used to describe a specific economic or political action. It is most commonly applied in historical or political contexts, particularly when discussing agricultural or industrial policy.
• It is a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object (e.g., ).
• The action is typically initiated by a government or central authority.

Examples

• Verb:
  • The government's plan was to collectivize all farmland within five years.
  • After the revolution, the new regime moved swiftly to collectivize major industries.

Advanced Usage

• "to collectivize agriculture": A common phrase referring to the policy of consolidating individual landholdings and labor into collective farms.
  • The campaign to collectivize agriculture led to significant social upheaval.
• "to collectivize the means of production": A phrase from Marxist theory, meaning to bring the tools, factories, and resources used to produce goods under communal or state control.
  • The party's stated goal was to collectivize the means of production.

Variants and Related Words

• Collectivization (n): The process or policy of bringing something under collective control.
  • The collectivization of the farms was met with resistance.
• Collective (adj/n): (Adjective) Done by people acting as a group; shared by all members of a group. (Noun) A farm or business run cooperatively by a group.
  • They lived on a collective.
• Collectivized (adj): Describing something that has been brought under collective control.
  • The collectivized sector of the economy.

Synonyms

• Nationalize: To transfer a major branch of industry or commerce from private to state ownership or control. (Note: "Nationalize" often implies state control specifically, while "collectivize" can imply control by a cooperative group.)
• Communalize: To make something the property of the community.

Antonyms

• Privatize: To transfer a business, industry, or service from public to private ownership and control.
• Individualize: To design or tailor something to meet an individual's requirements.

Related Phrases

• Forced collectivization: Refers to the implementation of collectivization policies against the will of the people involved, often associated with violence or coercion.
  • The period of forced collectivization resulted in a great famine.

Verb

1. bring under collective control; of farms and industrial enterprises