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collective

[ kuh-lek-tiv ]

adjective

  1. formed by collection.
  2. forming a whole; combined:

    the collective assets of a corporation and its subsidiaries.

  3. of or characteristic of a group of individuals taken together:

    the collective wishes of the membership.

  4. organized according to the principles of collectivism:

    a collective farm.



noun

  1. a collective body; group.
  2. a business, farm, etc., jointly owned and operated by the members of a group.
  3. a unit of organization or the organization in a collectivist system.

collective

/ kəˈlɛktɪv /

adjective

  1. formed or assembled by collection
  2. forming a whole or aggregate
  3. of, done by, or characteristic of individuals acting in cooperation


noun

    1. a cooperative enterprise or unit, such as a collective farm
    2. the members of such a cooperative
  1. short for collective noun

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Derived Forms

  • colˈlectively, adverb
  • colˈlectiveness, noun

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Other Words From

  • col·lec·tive·ly adverb
  • non·col·lec·tive adjective
  • un·col·lec·tive adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of collective1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English collectif (from Middle French ), from Latin collēctīvus, equivalent to collēct(us) (past participle of colligere; collect 1 ) + -īvus -ive

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Example Sentences

The speaker conjures up centuries of collective sagacity, aligning oneself with an eternal, inarguable good.

We haven't had any real fan reaction yet, but our collective fingers are crossed.

The gym—a fragile collective of human ecology at the best of times—has suddenly become even more tense.

The trio formed the Sad Boys collective, with Sherm and Gud on production and Lean manning the mic.

Until recently, the hacker collective known as Lizard Squad was all but unknown.

A resolute push for quite a short period now might reconstruct the entire basis of our collective human life.

Under the present order and with the present gloomy preconceptions they have been the least of its collective cares.

This can be done, as with the minimum wage, partly by positive legislation and partly collective action.

This act is performed by the Christian church in a collective ecclesiastical capacity.

I can find no authority for making it a collective noun, as Bell suggests.

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collection platecollective agreement