Collective Farm

Pronunciation: /kəˈlɛktɪv fɑrm/

Definitions of collective farm

noun A jointly operated farm or agricultural enterprise owned and managed by its members, typically in communist countries.

Example Sentences

A1 A collective farm is a type of agricultural organization where farmers work together.

A2 In some countries, collective farms were a common way of organizing agricultural production.

B1 The government encouraged farmers to join collective farms in order to increase productivity.

B2 The collective farm system led to both benefits and challenges for the farmers involved.

C1 The history of collective farms in Eastern Europe is a complex and controversial topic.

C2 Scholars have debated the long-term impact of collective farms on the overall economy of certain countries.

Examples of collective farm in a Sentence

formal The government allocated land for the establishment of a new collective farm in the region.

informal The villagers decided to start a collective farm to grow vegetables together.

slang Let's join the collective farm and grow some crops together!

figurative The community acted like a collective farm, working together towards a common goal.

Grammatical Forms of collective farm

• plural: collective farms
• comparative: more collective farm
• superlative: most collective farm
• present tense: collective farms
• future tense: will collective farm
• perfect tense: have collective farmed
• continuous tense: is collective farming
• singular: collective farm
• positive degree: very collective farm
• infinitive: to collective farm
• gerund: collective farming
• participle: collective farmed

Origin and Evolution of collective farm

First Known Use: 1920 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The concept of collective farming emerged during the early 20th century in response to social and economic changes in agricultural practices.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe a system where multiple farmers work together on a single farm, the term 'collective farm' later became associated with state-run agricultural enterprises in communist countries, particularly the Soviet Union.