collectivity
noun
col·lec·tiv·i·ty kə-ˌlek-ˈti-və-tē 
ˌkä-
plural collectivities
1
: the quality or state of being collective
2
: a collective whole
especially : the people as a body
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The austere, neo-classical building had been transformed to host a series of galleries and workshop spaces outfitted with repurposed furniture, found objects, and walls covered in word maps and flowcharts about collectivity and collaboration. 
Cassidy George, Vogue, 22 June 2022 Until very recently, that value was determined by a shadowy social collectivity called the art world: curators, scholars, editors, educators, even the odd critic. New York Times, 23 May 2022 Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay and French Guiana (an overseas territorial collectivity of France). CNN, 31 Jan. 2022 While Documenta Fifteen’s obsession with collectivity can feel, at times, dogmatic and overly repetitive, the show also contains a great deal of magic. Cassidy George, Vogue, 22 June 2022 This kind of local collectivity feels increasingly hard to find — steadily replaced, in media, by national coverage of national controversies. New York Times, 2 Mar. 2022 Split in two, the northern part of the island is an overseas collectivity of France, while the southern part, named Sint Maarten, is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Nicola Chilton, CNN, 18 Feb. 2022 The island, an overseas collectivity of France with a year-round population of 10,000, is best known as an escape for bold names such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Gwen Stefani, and Beyoncé. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Jan. 2022 Everything afterward, from the cinematic grammar breaking of Speed Racer to the radical collectivity of Sense8 can be seen as more steps along that road. Emily Yoshida, Vulture, 22 Dec. 2021 See More
Cassidy George, Vogue, 22 June 2022 Until very recently, that value was determined by a shadowy social collectivity called the art world: curators, scholars, editors, educators, even the odd critic. New York Times, 23 May 2022 Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay and French Guiana (an overseas territorial collectivity of France). CNN, 31 Jan. 2022 While Documenta Fifteen’s obsession with collectivity can feel, at times, dogmatic and overly repetitive, the show also contains a great deal of magic. Cassidy George, Vogue, 22 June 2022 This kind of local collectivity feels increasingly hard to find — steadily replaced, in media, by national coverage of national controversies. New York Times, 2 Mar. 2022 Split in two, the northern part of the island is an overseas collectivity of France, while the southern part, named Sint Maarten, is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Nicola Chilton, CNN, 18 Feb. 2022 The island, an overseas collectivity of France with a year-round population of 10,000, is best known as an escape for bold names such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Gwen Stefani, and Beyoncé. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Jan. 2022 Everything afterward, from the cinematic grammar breaking of Speed Racer to the radical collectivity of Sense8 can be seen as more steps along that road. Emily Yoshida, Vulture, 22 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
collective entry 1 + -ity
First Known Use
1862, in the meaning defined at sense 1