Standard Lemma guide

collectivist

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /kəˈlɛktɪvɪst/
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  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 L EH1 K T IH0 V IH0 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to collectivism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An advocate of collectivism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

subscribing to the socialistic doctrine of ownership by the people collectively

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: collectivistic, collectivized, collectivised, state-controlled

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a person who belongs to the political left

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: leftist, left-winger

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: socialist

Narrower terms: pinko, pink

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Latin colligō Latin collēctus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Latin collēctīvusder. Middle French collectifder. English collective Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English collectivist From collective + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: col·lectivista — of or pertaining to collectivism
  • Czech: kolektivistický — of or pertaining to collectivism
  • French: collectiviste — of or pertaining to collectivism
  • Georgian: კოლექტივისტური (ḳolekṭivisṭuri) — of or pertaining to collectivism
  • German: kollektivistisch — of or pertaining to collectivism
  • Italian: collettivista — of or pertaining to collectivism
  • Māori: angakōpuni — of or pertaining to collectivism
  • Portuguese: coletivista — of or pertaining to collectivism
  • Spanish: colectivista — of or pertaining to collectivism
  • Swedish: kollektivistisk — of or pertaining to collectivism
  • Czech: kolektivista — advocate of collectivism
  • Georgian: კოლექტივისტი (ḳolekṭivisṭi) — advocate of collectivism
  • German: Kollektivist — advocate of collectivism
  • German: Kollektivistin — advocate of collectivism
  • German: Anhänger des Kollektivismus — advocate of collectivism
  • German: Anhängerin des Kollektivismus — advocate of collectivism
  • Swedish: kollektivist — advocate of collectivism