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Adjective: collectivized  ku'lek-tu,vIzd
  1. Characterized by the principle of ownership by the state or the people of the means of production
    "The collectivized farms were a feature of Soviet agriculture";
    - collectivised [Brit]
     
  2. Subscribing to the socialistic doctrine of ownership by the people collectively
    "The collectivized approach to agriculture was central to their economic model";
    - collectivist, collectivistic, collectivised [Brit], state-controlled
Verb: collectivize  ku'lek-tu,vIz
  1. Bring under collective control; of farms and industrial enterprises
    "The North Koreans attempted to collectivize agriculture in the early 1920s";
    - collectivise [Brit]

See also: collective, socialist, socialistic

Type of: organise [Brit], organize

Encyclopedia: Collectivized

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