collectivism
nounUK [kəˈlɛk.tɪ.vɪ.zm̩] · US [kəˈlɛk.tə.vɪ.zm̩]
Etymology From collective + -ism.
1
An economic system in which the means of production and distribution are owned and controlled by the people collectively
2
The practice or principle of giving a group priority over each individual in it.
- Antonyms
- individualism
- Derived terms
- anarcho-collectivism, anticollectivism
- Related terms
- collectivist, communism