"borganism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: borganisms [plural]
Etymology: The word and concept are derived from The Borg, a race of cyborgs in the fictional Star Trek universe with a hive mind that operates as one. Head templates: {{en-noun}} borganism (plural borganisms)
  1. (rare) An organization of autonomous organisms that exhibit collectivism: individual "units" that have merged to yield a unified construct and may have a collective consciousness. Tags: rare Synonyms: superorganism
    Sense id: en-borganism-en-noun-HwELXtlP
  2. (rare, idiomatic, science fiction, politics) Some forms of government. Tags: idiomatic, rare Categories (topical): Politics, Science fiction
    Sense id: en-borganism-en-noun-Adq5eyvN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 37 63 Topics: government, literature, media, politics, publishing, science-fiction

Inflected forms

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