collectivisation
collectivisation — noun
1. a political and economic policy in which a government takes control of privately
a political and economic policy in which a government takes control of privately owned farms, businesses, and industries, bringing them under state ownership and management
Under Stalin's rule, the Soviet Union forced the collectivisation of millions of small family farms.
collectivisation + of + [domain: agriculture]
The historian argued that rapid collectivisation led to severe food shortages across the region.
Many farmers resisted collectivisation because they did not want to lose their land.
During the 1950s, China carried out a sweeping collectivisation of agriculture and industry.
Vivek's research paper examines the long-term economic effects of collectivisation in Eastern Europe.
- nationalisation
narrower in scope — taking over specific industries or companies, not reorganising entire production systems
- socialisation
broader term that can include social ownership beyond state control; more common in Marxist theory
- privatisation
the transfer of state-owned assets back to private ownership
文法句型
collectivisation + of + [domain]
用法筆記
This is the British English spelling; the US English variant is 'collectivization'. Most commonly used when discussing 20th-century communist regimes, especially the Soviet Union, Maoist China, and Eastern Bloc countries. Frequently appears in historical and political analysis rather than everyday conversation.