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Definition of: collectivism
(kə·lek′tiv·iz′əm) noun
The doctrine that the people as a whole should own or control the material and means of production, or the spirit which determines production by the masses rather than by individuals. Compare SOCIALISM.
—col·lec′·tiv·ist adjective & noun
—col·lec′tiv·is′tic adjective
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