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collectivism

[kuh-lek-tuh-viz-uhm] / kəˈlɛk təˌvɪz əm /




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STOCKHOLM, Sweden—This paragon of collectivism is pivoting toward rugged individualism.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Within these communities exists an informal collectivism, an ebb and flow of residents, of families, of neighbors coming together at farmer’s markets, in city parks and common spaces, in a tacit recognition of shared values.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

"In societies that value collectivism, such as in Iceland and Japan, these baths are not mere places for relaxation but also for building social connections," says Jabe Brown of Melbourne Functional Medicine.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2023

Despite Japan’s culture of collectivism, Dr. Oshitani was surprised when businesses quickly closed and people refrained from going out.

From New York Times • Jul. 2, 2022

In 1876 he returned to France to become one of the chief French apostles of Marxian collectivism, and was imprisoned for six months in 1878 for taking part in the first Parisian International Congress.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various




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