collectivism

[ kuh-lek-tuh-viz-uh m ]

/ kəˈlɛk təˌvɪz əm /

the political principle of centralized social and economic control, especially of all means of production.

Origin of collectivism

1875–80; < French collectivisme; see collective, -ism

col·lec·tiv·ist, noun, adjective col·lec·tiv·is·tic, adjective col·lec·tiv·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb non·col·lec·tiv·is·tic, adjective

pro·col·lec·tiv·ism, noun pro·col·lec·tiv·ist, adjective, noun pro·col·lec·tiv·is·tic, adjective

This is Russian culture, and in Communist times it became more powerful, this idea of collectivism.

Igor Meerson, Russia’s Funniest Export |Nico Hines |September 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Meerson traces this scarcity of one-man performers back to a culture of collectivism that predates even the Communist revolution.

Igor Meerson, Russia’s Funniest Export |Nico Hines |September 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But anarchism is a logical outgrowth of the anti-intellectual side of collectivism.

Objectivists Shrugged |Noah Kristula-Green |June 27, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
It represents a philosophic consistency that rejects the collectivism of social conservatives and public sector unions alike.

The Phony Centrism of Charlie Crist |John Avlon |April 30, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

Equality of possessions necessitates collectivism, and collectivism requires the abolition of nationalities.

The Cult of Incompetence |Emile Faguet
Well may Mr. Hobson inquire, "Now, what provision is made for generating the motor power of progress in Collectivism?"

A Preface to Politics |Walter Lippmann
It is not possible to draw a hard-and-fast line between individualism and collectivism.

Liberalism and the Social Problem |Winston Spencer Churchill
I was much interested to learn there the particular form of Collectivism which prevailed in the country districts of New England.

The Woman Who Vowed |Ellison Harding
The most prominent champion of "Collectivism" was at this time Michel Bakounine.

Anarchism and Socialism |George Plechanoff

collectivism

/ (kəˈlɛktɪˌvɪzəm) /

the principle of ownership of the means of production, by the state or the people

a social system based on this principle

collectivist, noun collectivistic, adjective