cooperativism

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noun

The practice of organizing into cooperatives.

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Meanings

nouncooperativism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe practice of organizing into cooperatives.

    These farm co-operatives embodied the philosophy of cooperativism in the U.S.

    2006, William Coughlan, Jr., Co-operative Internet Learning

Origin

From cooperative + -ism.

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APA

cooperativism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cooperativism

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“cooperativism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cooperativism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cooperativism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cooperativism.

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