borganism
English
editEtymology
editThe 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.
Noun
editborganism (plural borganisms)
- (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.
- Synonym: superorganism
- (rare, idiomatic, science fiction, politics) Some forms of government. (Can we add an example for this sense?)