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collectivism.

An economic system in which the means of production and distribution are owned and controlled by the people collectively

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun[kəˈlɛk.tɪ.vɪ.zm̩]UK[kəˈlɛk.tə.vɪ.zm̩]US
  1. An economic system in which the means of production and distribution are owned and controlled by the people collectively

    countable · uncountable
  2. The practice or principle of giving a group priority over each individual in it.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Latin colligō Latin collēctus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Latin collēctīvusder. Middle French collectifder. English collective Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English collectivism From collective + -ism.

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