English Explanatory Dictionary

borganism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An organization of autonomous organisms that exhibit collectivism: individual "units" that have merged to yield a unified construct and may have a collective consciousness.
  2. Some forms of government.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɔː.ɡəˌnɪz.əm/ /ˈbɔɹ.ɡəˌnɪz.əm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-borganism.wav

Word forms

borganism borganisms

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.

Synonyms

superorganism
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