collective

adjective

/kəˈlektɪv/

[usually before noun]

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done or shared by all members of a group of people; involving a whole group or society
- collective leadership/decision-making/responsibility
- collective memory (= things that a group of people or a community know or remember, that are often passed from parents to children)
Extra Examples
- It was formed as a permanent association of employers to represent their collective interests.
- MPs heaved a collective sigh of relief when the news was announced last night.
- The austerities of wartime Europe were still fresh in the collective memory.
- There has to be a balance between individual choice and collective responsibility.
- We encourage collective decision-making about patient care, involving medical staff, the patient and family.
Topics Discussion and agreementc1, People in societyc1
used to refer to all members of a group
- The collective name for mast, boom and sails on a boat is the ‘rig’.

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘representing many individuals’): from Old French collectif, -ive or Latin collectivus, from collect- ‘gathered together’, from the verb colligere, from col- ‘together’ + legere ‘choose or collect’.

collective

noun

/kəˈlektɪv/

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a group of people who own a business or a farm and run it together; the business that they run
- an independent collective making films for television
Topics Businessc2
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘representing many individuals’): from Old French collectif, -ive or Latin collectivus, from collect- ‘gathered together’, from the verb colligere, from col- ‘together’ + legere ‘choose or collect’.

单词	collective
释义	collective adjective /kəˈlektɪv/ /kəˈlektɪv/ [usually before noun] jump to other results done or shared by all members of a group of people; involving a whole group or society collective leadership/decision-making/responsibility collective memory (= things that a group of people or a community know or remember, that are often passed from parents to children) Extra Examples It was formed as a permanent association of employers to represent their collective interests. MPs heaved a collective sigh of relief when the news was announced last night. The austerities of wartime Europe were still fresh in the collective memory. There has to be a balance between individual choice and collective responsibility. We encourage collective decision-making about patient care, involving medical staff, the patient and family. Topics Discussion and agreementc1, People in societyc1 used to refer to all members of a group The collective name for mast, boom and sails on a boat is the ‘rig’. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘representing many individuals’): from Old French collectif, -ive or Latin collectivus, from collect- ‘gathered together’, from the verb colligere, from col- ‘together’ + legere ‘choose or collect’. collective noun /kəˈlektɪv/ /kəˈlektɪv/ jump to other results a group of people who own a business or a farm and run it together; the business that they run an independent collective making films for television Topics Businessc2 Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘representing many individuals’): from Old French collectif, -ive or Latin collectivus, from collect- ‘gathered together’, from the verb colligere, from col- ‘together’ + legere ‘choose or collect’.
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