What is the meaning of collective?

noun

  • Members of a cooperative enterprise.

adjective

  • Done by or characteristic of individuals acting together.
    • usage: "a joint identity"; "the collective mind"; "the corporate good"
  • Forming a whole or aggregate.
  • Set up on the principle of collectivism or ownership and production by the workers involved usually under the supervision of a government.
    • usage: "collective farms"
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APAWordNet. (2010). collective. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/collective/definitions/1170984
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "collective" http://smartdefine.org/collective/definitions/1170984 (accessed September 20, 2026).
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MLAWordNet. "collective" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/collective/definitions/1170984>
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