collective
col·lec·tive
adjective
1.
done by or characteristic of individuals acting together
- “a joint identity”
- “the collective mind”
- “the corporate good”
2.
3.
set up on the principle of collectivism or ownership and production by the workers involved usually under the supervision of a government
- “collective farms”
noun
1.
members of a cooperative enterprise
Origin
From Middle French collectif, from Latin collēctīvus, from collēctus, past participle of colligō (“to collect”), from com- (“together”) + legō (“to gather”).
Phrases
- collective action
- collective agreement
- collective bargaining
- collective buying
- collective call sign
- collective fruit
- collective investment scheme
- collective noun
- collective-bargaining agreement
- thought collective
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WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.