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kibbutzes

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for kibbutzes.

Editorial note

Israel has their kibbutzes, but they'd starve if they didn't receive generous taxpayer support from the Israeli government.

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Quick take

A community, usually an agricultural one in Israel, based on a high level of social and economical sharing, equality, direct democracy and tight social relations.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of kibbutzes gathered in one view.

noun

A community, usually an agricultural one in Israel, based on a high level of social and economical sharing, equality, direct democracy and tight social relations.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for kibbutzes.

noun

A community, usually an agricultural one in Israel, based on a high level of social and economical sharing, equality, direct democracy and tight social relations.

Example sentences

1

Israel has their kibbutzes, but they'd starve if they didn't receive generous taxpayer support from the Israeli government.

2

Communes and kibbutzes are almost universally democratically governed, so no it does not lead to a totalitarian state every time.

3

It will not last, as kibbutzes (examples of such communes) did not last in Israel.

4

Size is a difficult problem to solve in itself, but situationally it has been solved with great success: see kibbutzes and communes.

5

Socialist economies larger than kibbutzes could only be created and sustained by totalitarian states.

6

Are there any kibbutzes that make all or some decisions using a blockchain DAO?

7

The Kibbutzes are indeed communes, but they cannot sustain themselves.

8

Kinda like kibbutzes, but on a much larger scale.

9

I don’t see them resembling modern communes, like kibbutzes or Berkeley co-ops.

10

The really interesting thing about Kibbutzes is that they're radically communal - to the point where children are not supposed to belong to any individual, but to the community.

11

Like Kibbutzes and the Public Stock Market.

12

The only other place where I've seen a place where you don't need a street or house number is for addresses at Kibbutzes in Israel.

Quote examples

1

This is why kibbutzes could be described as "socialist" despite being entirely private and not related to the Israeli state.

2

A "true" communist society like you're talking about has never existed, outside of possibly Israeli kibbutzes and also tribal hunter-gatherer societies before civilization was invented.

3

(3) A very recent history of young "entrepreneurship," if you extend the definition to include all of the "ideological" settlements ranging from leftist Kibbutzes (communes) to nationalist settlements in the West Bank to religious settlements you will find a lot of exposure to entrepreneurial endevours.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use kibbutzes in a sentence?

Israel has their kibbutzes, but they'd starve if they didn't receive generous taxpayer support from the Israeli government.

What does kibbutzes mean?

A community, usually an agricultural one in Israel, based on a high level of social and economical sharing, equality, direct democracy and tight social relations.

What part of speech is kibbutzes?

kibbutzes is commonly used as noun.