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collectivism (iou) and lie detector (oh)


collectivism (iou)



collectivism noun. M19.
[from COLLECTIVE + -ISM, after French collectivisme.]
Collective ownership of land and the means of production, as a political principle; the practice or principle of giving the group priority over the individual.
collectivist noun & adjective (a) noun an advocate of collectivism; (b) adjective of or pertaining to collectivism or collectivists: L19.
collecti'vistic adjective L19.

lie detector (oh)



n [C]
a piece of equipment used especially by the police to check whether someone is lying, by measuring sudden changes in their heart rate
::He was asked to take a lie detector test .