collective

1 of 2

adjective

col·lec·tive kə-ˈlek-tiv How to pronounce collective (audio)

: denoting a number of persons or things considered as one group or whole

flock is a collective word

: formed by collecting : aggregated

of a fruit : multiple

: of, relating to, or being a group of individuals

: involving all members of a group as distinct from its individuals

a collective action

: marked by similarity among or with the members of a group

the collective interests of the town

: collectivized or characterized by collectivism

collective farming

collective communities

: shared or assumed by all members of the group

collective responsibility

the collective opinion of the staff

collective guilt

collectively adverb

Synonyms

Adjective

collaborative
combined
common
communal
concerted
conjoint
conjunct
cooperative
joint
multiple
mutual
pooled
public
shared
united

See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Adjective We made a collective decision to go on strike. The incident became part of our collective memory. the collective wisdom of generations

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

This begs a question: Does the connection of a few (individuals) warrant the disconnection of the many (collective)?

Dave Silberman, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 Louis Draper, a founding member of the collective, gained acclaim for his photorealism but also for work like his 1971 portrait of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer for Essence.

Eva Recinos, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2022 Health assurance companies will shape the future of our collective health and wellness, bringing to bear the technologies and solutions that enable proactive, holistic care that is truly accessible to all and in service of our broader society.

Ken Frazier, STAT, 7 Aug. 2022 The era of social-media monopolies has been unhealthy for our collective digital existence.

Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 28 July 2022 The poverty of post-Civil War Spain, the oppression of the Franco dictatorship, the 2008 crash, the pandemic—the co-ops have subdued many menacing dragons through collective action.

Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2022 Build Back Better agenda: a broad vision to meet the individual and collective challenges that Americans face.

Leah Greenberg, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 In the 30 years that followed, his work reflected flash points in our collective history, from Chicago gun violence to the death of Trayvon Martin, to happier moments such as family Easter celebrations.

Ariel Cheung, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2022 Twitter’s rise to the mainstream can be chronicled through world events, as wars, terror attacks, the Arab Spring, the #MeToo movement and other pivotal moments in our collective history played out in real time on the platform.

Barbara Ortutay, Anchorage Daily News, 14 May 2022

Noun

We are trapped in certain behaviors that get recycled and repeated in different permutations again and again, as individuals and as a collective.

Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2022 This 12-acre orchard with over 100 pecan trees planted in the 1930s is a collective of farm-to-table businesses.

Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 27 July 2022 Bethany explained that the back of the building will be for workshops, while the front will be a retail shop selling the goods made in the collective.

Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic, 18 Aug. 2022 The new film's executive producers include Williamson and Chad Villella, who is Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett's partner in the Radio Silence creative collective.

Clark Collis, EW.com, 14 July 2022 But in a really fine collective, Lozano, playing a struggling single mother with a questionable boyfriend (Balogun, wrestling with demons) and a deep hole in the heart, is truly exceptional.

Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2022 After achieving that goal, the state agency was converted to a nonprofit, Century Housing Corp., a social impact lender that has helped finance thousands of affordable-housing units in California, and one of the three partners in the collective.

Doug Smithsenior Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2022 Among the most prominent in Perrier-Jouët's artist collective is Miguel Chevalier, who came to prominence for digital art starting in the 1980s.

Rachel King, Fortune, 30 Apr. 2022 According to reports from PBS Newshour and The Verge, the sales have garnered more than half a million dollars, allowing the women in the collective to pay off debts and buy property.

al, 30 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English collectif, borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Medieval Latin collēctīvus, going back to Late Latin, "comprehensive, (in logic and grammar) inferential," going back to Latin, "preceding by inference, deductive," from collēctus, past participle of colligere "to gather together, assemble, accumulate, deduce, infer" + -īvus -ive — more at collect entry 2

Noun

derivative of collective entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	collective
释义	collective 1 of 2 adjective col·lec·tive kə-ˈlek-tiv 1 : denoting a number of persons or things considered as one group or whole flock is a collective word 2 a : formed by collecting : aggregated b of a fruit : multiple 3 a : of, relating to, or being a group of individuals b : involving all members of a group as distinct from its individuals a collective action 4 : marked by similarity among or with the members of a group the collective interests of the town 5 : collectivized or characterized by collectivism collective farming collective communities 6 : shared or assumed by all members of the group collective responsibility the collective opinion of the staff collective guilt collectively adverb collective 2 of 2 noun 1 : a collective body : group a social collective 2 : a cooperative unit or organization specifically : collective farm 3 : a helicopter control system governing lift Synonyms Adjective collaborative combined common communal concerted conjoint conjunct cooperative joint multiple mutual pooled public shared united See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective We made a collective decision to go on strike. The incident became part of our collective memory. the collective wisdom of generations Recent Examples on the Web Adjective This begs a question: Does the connection of a few (individuals) warrant the disconnection of the many (collective)? Dave Silberman, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 Louis Draper, a founding member of the collective, gained acclaim for his photorealism but also for work like his 1971 portrait of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer for Essence. Eva Recinos, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2022 Health assurance companies will shape the future of our collective health and wellness, bringing to bear the technologies and solutions that enable proactive, holistic care that is truly accessible to all and in service of our broader society. Ken Frazier, STAT, 7 Aug. 2022 The era of social-media monopolies has been unhealthy for our collective digital existence. Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 28 July 2022 The poverty of post-Civil War Spain, the oppression of the Franco dictatorship, the 2008 crash, the pandemic—the co-ops have subdued many menacing dragons through collective action. Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2022 Build Back Better agenda: a broad vision to meet the individual and collective challenges that Americans face. Leah Greenberg, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 In the 30 years that followed, his work reflected flash points in our collective history, from Chicago gun violence to the death of Trayvon Martin, to happier moments such as family Easter celebrations. Ariel Cheung, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2022 Twitter’s rise to the mainstream can be chronicled through world events, as wars, terror attacks, the Arab Spring, the #MeToo movement and other pivotal moments in our collective history played out in real time on the platform. Barbara Ortutay, Anchorage Daily News, 14 May 2022 Noun We are trapped in certain behaviors that get recycled and repeated in different permutations again and again, as individuals and as a collective. Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2022 This 12-acre orchard with over 100 pecan trees planted in the 1930s is a collective of farm-to-table businesses. Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 27 July 2022 Bethany explained that the back of the building will be for workshops, while the front will be a retail shop selling the goods made in the collective. Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic, 18 Aug. 2022 The new film's executive producers include Williamson and Chad Villella, who is Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett's partner in the Radio Silence creative collective. Clark Collis, EW.com, 14 July 2022 But in a really fine collective, Lozano, playing a struggling single mother with a questionable boyfriend (Balogun, wrestling with demons) and a deep hole in the heart, is truly exceptional. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2022 After achieving that goal, the state agency was converted to a nonprofit, Century Housing Corp., a social impact lender that has helped finance thousands of affordable-housing units in California, and one of the three partners in the collective. Doug Smithsenior Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2022 Among the most prominent in Perrier-Jouët's artist collective is Miguel Chevalier, who came to prominence for digital art starting in the 1980s. Rachel King, Fortune, 30 Apr. 2022 According to reports from PBS Newshour and The Verge, the sales have garnered more than half a million dollars, allowing the women in the collective to pay off debts and buy property. al, 30 Mar. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Adjective Middle English collectif, borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Medieval Latin collēctīvus, going back to Late Latin, "comprehensive, (in logic and grammar) inferential," going back to Latin, "preceding by inference, deductive," from collēctus, past participle of colligere "to gather together, assemble, accumulate, deduce, infer" + -īvus -ive — more at collect entry 2 Noun derivative of collective entry 1 First Known Use Adjective 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun 1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing collective collective bargaining collective security collective noun collective mark collective farm collective unconscious collective bargaining collective security collective noun collective mark collective farm collective unconscious Kids Definition collective adjective col·lec·tive kə-ˈlek-tiv 1 : having to do with a number of persons or things thought of as a whole collective nouns 2 : done or shared by a number of persons as a group Neighbors made a collective effort to pick up litter. Legal Definition collective adjective col·lec·tive kə-ˈlek-tiv : involving all members of a group as distinct from individual members collective 1 of 2 adjective as in collaborative used or done by a number of people as a group the cleanup of the neighborhood park was a collective effort for which many people should be thanked Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance collaborative joint combined communal mutual shared cooperative united concerted public pooled multiple conjoint reciprocal mass common bilateral synergistic general symbiotic consensual generic conjunct synergic universal two-way popular Antonyms & Near Antonyms individual personal single unilateral solitary private sole exclusive independent one-man several separate particular special one-sided specialized one-way esoteric See More collective 2 of 2 noun as in group Synonyms & Similar Words group corporation foundation institution body institute enterprise establishment charity philanthropy think tank
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collective

adjective

noun

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Example Sentences

Word History

Phrases Containing collective

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Legal Definition

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