collectivization
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col·lec·tiv·ize
(kə-lĕk′tə-vīz′)tr.v. col·lec·tiv·ized, col·lec·tiv·iz·ing, col·lec·tiv·iz·es
To organize (an economy, industry, or enterprise) on the basis of collectivism.
col·lec′tiv·i·za′tion (-tə-vĭ-zā′shən) n.
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collectivization
the process of forming collectives or collective communities where property and resources are owned by the community and not individuals.
See also: Communalism, Communism-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Noun | 1. | collectivization - the organization of a nation or economy on the basis of collectivism establishment, constitution, formation, organisation, organization - the act of forming or establishing something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club" |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
collectivization
[kəˌlɛktɪvaɪˈzeɪʃən] collectivisation (British) n [agriculture, farms, factories] → collectivisation fCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005