borganism

English

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.

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.

   Synonym: superorganism

2. (rare, idiomatic, science fiction, politics) Some forms of government. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

References

• We, Borg: Speculations on Hive Minds as a Posthuman State