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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɔː.ɡəˌnɪz.əm/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɔɹ.ɡəˌnɪz.əm/ === Noun === borganism (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?) === References === We, Borg: Speculations on Hive Minds as a Posthuman State