col|lec|tive

col|lec|tive
col|lec|tive «kuh LEHK tihv», adjective, noun.
–adj.
of or as a group; taken all together; aggregate: »

collective revenues of the government.

1. of or derived from a number of persons taken or acting together; common: »

the collective wisdom of Congress. The men's club made a collective decision to hold a family picnic during the summer.

2. formed by collecting.
3. owned, worked, or managed by a group: »

collective farming.

SYNONYM(S): collectivized.
4. Botany. resulting from the coalescence of the pistils of several flowers, as the pineapple.
–n.
1. a farm, factory, or other organization owned, operated, or managed by a group cooperatively: »

There are many collectives in China.

2. = collective noun. (Cf. ↑collective noun)
3. a collective body; aggregate: »

Life is here the sum or collective of all moral and spiritual acts (Samuel Taylor Coleridge).

–col|lec´tive|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • col|lec|tive|ly — «kuh LEHK tihv lee», adverb. 1. as a group; all together: »Taken collectively, the club members are a pleasant group, though there are a few discontented members. 2. in a singular form, but with a plural meaning. In the sentence “We caught many… …   Useful english dictionary

  • col|lec´tive|ness — col|lec|tive «kuh LEHK tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. of or as a group; taken all together; aggregate: »collective revenues of the government. 1. of or derived from a number of persons taken or acting together; common: »the collective wisdom of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • lec — al·ve·o·lec·to·my; an·ti in·tel·lec·tu·al·ism; an·ti in·tel·lec·tu·al·ist; bo·lec·tion; cen·tro·lec·i·thal; co·lec·ti·vo; col·lec·ta·nea; col·lec·tar·i·um; col·lec·tion; col·lec·tiv·ism; col·lec·tiv·i·ty; col·lec·ti·vi·za·tion; col·lec·tiv·ize;… …   English syllables

  • tive — ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ab·er·ra·tive; ab·re·ac·tive; ab·sorp·tive; ab·strac·tive; ac·cel·er·a·tive; ac·com·mo·da·tive; ac·cre·tive; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·quis·i·tive; ac·quis·i·tive·ness; adapt·a·tive; ad·duc·tive;… …   English syllables

  • collective — col·lec·tive …   English syllables

  • collective — col•lec•tive [[t]kəˈlɛk tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) formed by collection 2) forming a whole; combined: our collective assets[/ex] 3) characteristic or expressive of a group: their collective wishes[/ex] 4) gov organized according to the principles of… …   From formal English to slang

  • collective — col|lec|tive1 [ kə lektıv ] adjective ** 1. ) involving all the members of a group: ministers who share a collective responsibility 2. ) owned by the government and run by a group of workers collective col|lec|tive 2 [ kə lektıv ] noun count a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • collective unconscious — col·lec·tive unconscious kə lek tiv n the genetically determined part of the unconscious that esp. in the psychoanalytic theory of C. G. Jung occurs in all the members of a people or race * * * in jungian psychology, the elements of the… …   Medical dictionary

  • collectively — col|lec|tive|ly [kəˈlektıvli] adv as a group ▪ All members of the cabinet are collectively responsible for decisions taken. ▪ Rain, snow and hail are collectively known as precipitation …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • collective bargaining — col|lec|tive bar|gain|ing [ kə,lektıv bargənıŋ ] noun uncount discussions between employers and LABOR UNIONS about pay and working conditions …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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