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collectivism
col·lec·tiv·ism
[
kə léktə vìzzəm
]
noun
Definition:
people's ownership and management:
the system of control and ownership of factories and farms and of the means of production and distribution of products by a nation's people
col·lec·tiv·ist
noun
col·lec·tiv·is·tic
[
kə lèktə vístik
]
adjective
col·lec·tiv·is·ti·cal·ly
[
kə lèktəvístiklee
]
adverb
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