collectivist
collectivist — adjective
- collectivistpositive
- more collectivistcomparative
- most collectivistsuperlative
1. describing a political or economic idea where farms, factories, and other resour
describing a political or economic idea where farms, factories, and other resources belong to the whole community or to the government, rather than to single owners
Devika wrote her thesis on the collectivist farms that once spread across the Soviet countryside.
collectivist + noun (collectivist farms / economy / model)
The new party pushed a collectivist economy in which the state ran every coal mine and steel plant.
describing economic systems with state ownership
Under the collectivist model, villagers shared their tractors, seeds, and harvest with one another.
Andrés argued that collectivist policies, which put land and factories under state control, had fed poor families.
At the rally, collectivist thinkers told the crowd that land and water should never be privately owned.
- individualist
stresses private ownership and personal independence
- capitalist
stresses private ownership of business and profit
用法筆記
Usually modifies abstract nouns about systems, ideals, or groups (economy, model, society, values), not concrete people or objects.
常見錯誤
collectivist — noun
1. someone who believes that land, factories, and other resources should be owned a
someone who believes that land, factories, and other resources should be owned and run by the whole community or the state instead of by private individuals
As a lifelong collectivist, Niran wanted the railways and hospitals returned to public hands.
noun: a person who holds this belief
The debate split the room between the collectivists and the supporters of free markets.
plural contrast with market supporters
Defne grew up among collectivists who shared their tools, food, and farmland.
Outside the steel plant, the collectivists argued that its profit belonged to the workers, not the owner.
The young collectivist gave a fiery speech about ending private ownership of land.
- individualist
someone who values private ownership and self-reliance
- capitalist
someone who supports private business and profit
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 2: this sense names someone by their political belief, while sense 2 names someone simply by belonging to a collective.
常見錯誤
2. a person who belongs to a collective, a group whose members share work, decision
a person who belongs to a collective, a group whose members share work, decisions, and ownership of what they produce together
Each collectivist on the farm took a turn cooking, planting, and repairing the old barn.
noun: a member of a shared group
Mira joined the bakery as a collectivist and now helps decide its prices and hours.
member of a worker collective
The collectivists voted together on how to spend the money the workshop had earned.
Ezra felt proud to be a collectivist, sharing every tool and profit with his fellow members.
- member
general word for someone in a group; lacks the shared-ownership idea
- cooperative member
plainer phrase for the same role in a co-op
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this names a member of an actual collective, regardless of their wider political views.