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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb Brit. to bring under collective control; to organize for operation by the principles of collectivism; -- especially of farms and industrial enterprises. Same as
collectivize .
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- verb Alternative spelling of
collectivize .
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- verb bring under collective control; of farms and industrial enterprises
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Examples
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When you have put so much effort into presenting yours as the sole hand on the tiller, it is difficult to collectivise the leadership.
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What will you do then, collectivise the American farm?
Time to Attack The Right Wing's Core Values-- Less Taxes and Less Government 2008
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"We need to find innovative ways to harness and collectivise social security benefits as disposable income to make greater impact on local economies," Jacobs said at a news conference.
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As long as we don't collectivise financial policy we also cannot have a uniform interest rate level.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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As long as we don't collectivise financial policy we also cannot have a uniform interest rate level.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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(SOUNDBITE) (French) FRENCH FINANCE MINISTER, FRANCOIS BAROIN, SAYING: The priority is to first get underway the economic plans that most European countries have committed to, to reach the objective of reducing the deficits, then to discuss the issuing of debt at a euro zone level, in other words to collectivise the debt.
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We cannot collectivise interest rates, Schaeuble said, referring to proposals that the euro currency bloc should issue common euro bonds.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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We cannot collectivise interest rates, Schaeuble said, referring to proposals that the euro currency bloc should issue common euro bonds.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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How galling, then, that atheists have lately had to collectivise, organise and unite against what they regard as common enemies: religious extremism, the blurring of church and state, and the denial of the theory of evolution.
RichardDawkins.net : The Latest Updates Jacqueline Maley - The Sydney Morning Herald 2010
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How galling, then, that atheists have lately had to collectivise, organise and unite against what they regard as common enemies: religious extremism, the blurring of church and state, and the denial of the theory of evolution.
RichardDawkins.net : The Latest Updates Jacqueline Maley - The Sydney Morning Herald 2010
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