1. Plural of kolkhoz; collective farms in the Soviet Union, typically state-controlled agricultural cooperatives where land and equipment were shared among members.
Usage: historical; often used in historical or political contexts discussing Soviet agriculture

Examples

• The Soviet government organized rural workers into kolhozy to increase agricultural production.
• Kolhozy were a central feature of Stalin's agricultural policy in the 1930s.
• Workers on the kolhozy shared equipment and labor to cultivate the collective land.
• The kolhozy system aimed to modernize farming but often faced resistance from peasants.
• By the 1950s, most Soviet agricultural land was organized into kolhozy or state farms.