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Meanings of collectivist in English

Portuguese
esquerdista
Spanish
colectivista

A person who belongs to the political left.

esquerdista

Subscribing to the socialistic doctrine of ownership by the people collectively.

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Usage of collectivist in English
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Yet Britain is instinctively collectivist, enveloped in prejudice, religion, taboo and prohibition.
The Guardian
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Arthur had already shrugged off the collectivist values of the postwar years.
The Guardian
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In a collectivist society, the narcissist is 'God's gift to the collective'.
The Developmental Psychology of Psychopathology
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He purposely chooses collectivist and plural language to provoke racial hatred against minorities.
The South African
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He's got even less use for collectivist theory than his white brother has.
In the Land of Jim Crow
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Clegg is optimistic: Sometimes I hear it suggested that our members demand collectivist policies.
The Guardian
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Our economic policy had appeared hopelessly collectivist; our social policy born of political correctness.
A journey: my political life
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In most other collectivist areas, however, the picture was dismal.
Modern Times
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In collectivist cultures, people are more likely to do what's best for the group.
Reuters
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Was the Jacobin party prepared to advance towards a socialist or collectivist form of government?
The French Revolution: A Short History
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These are the three fountains of collectivist passion.
Gilbert Keith Chesterton
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Only the most warped collectivist could argue that individuals must be kept alive against their will.
The Guardian
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Remember that you are an individualist, not a collectivist naturally, but individuals are of no use now.
The Letters of Franklin K. Lane, Personal and Political
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With the rise of individualism and the decline of collectivist ideologies, happiness is arguably becoming our supreme value.
The Guardian
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For collectivist societies socialising is a matter of survival, and keeping oneself away from others is frowned upon.
Radio NZ
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In collectivist societies, it may be projected onto the collective, in individualistic societies, it is an individual's trait.
Financial Crime and Corruption
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Translations for collectivist
Portuguese
esquerdista
Collectivist through the time