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COLLECTIVIST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who belongs to the political left
Synonyms:
collectivist; left-winger; leftist
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("collectivist" is a kind of...):
socialist (a political advocate of socialism)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "collectivist"):
pink; pinko (a person with mildly leftist political views)
Derivation:
collectivism (a political theory that the people should own the means of production)
collectivism (Soviet communism)
collectivist (subscribing to the socialistic doctrine of ownership by the people collectively)
left wing (those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Subscribing to the socialistic doctrine of ownership by the people collectively
Synonyms:
collectivised; collectivist; collectivistic; collectivized; state-controlled
Classified under:
Similar:
socialist; socialistic (advocating or following the socialist principles)
Derivation:
collectivist (a person who belongs to the political left)
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