English [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

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 [ edit ]

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. ( , idiomatic , science fiction , politics rare ) Some forms of government.

Synonyms [ edit ]

( biology ) : superorganism