noun ·6 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of collectivizing
2. 2
   the organization of a nation or economy on the basis of collectivism wordnet
3. 3
   The process of abolishing privately-owned farmland organizing all its workers into large, publicly-owned collectives. especially

Synonyms

All synonyms

annexationattachmentcollectivisationdistresseminent domainexecution

Etymology

From collective + -ization.

Related phrases

public ownership

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