collectivization

[ kuh-lek-tuh-vahy-zey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act or process of organizing a people, industry, enterprise, etc., according to collectivism, an economic system in which control, especially of the means of production, is shared cooperatively or centralized:

   After World War I Russia introduced a full-scale command economy, including the collectivization of agriculture and the nationalization of almost all industrial capital.

2. the act of making something apply to a group of people as a whole rather than as individuals:

   The collectivization of guilt is a tool used to show that the community in which the crimes occurred has yet to become a community that can guarantee they will not be repeated.

Word History and Origins

Origin of collectivization¹

collectiiviz(e) ( def ) + -ation ( def )

Example Sentences

In 1929 they revolted against collectivization, leading to a decade-long struggle.

From The Daily Beast

“Rather like a nightmare from the years of Soviet collectivization,” her friend Maxim replied.

From The Daily Beast

Finally, collectivization of agriculture eliminated most of the newly enlarged small peasant class.

From Project Gutenberg

Small private farms survive mainly in the mountainous regions where collectivization is impractical.

From Project Gutenberg

Land collectivization and the nationalization of business destroyed the economic basis of families.

From Project Gutenberg

A major factor has been the collectivization of agriculture.

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The regime's policy of complete agricultural collectivization has been distressing for the peasant class.

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