Collectivist \Col*lect"iv*ist\, n. [Cf. F. collectiviste.] An advocate of collectivism. -- a. Relating to, or characteristic of, collectivism.
collectivist adj : subscribing to the socialistic doctrine of ownership by the people collectively [syn: {collectivistic}, {collectivized}, {collectivised}, {state-controlled}] collectivist n : a person who belongs to the political left [syn: {leftist}, {left-winger}]