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Meaning of 'collective' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Collective [ a.]
- Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the collective body of a nation.
- Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring.
- Expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form; as, a collective name or noun, like assembly, army, jury, etc.
- Tending to collect; forming a collection.
- Having plurality of origin or authority; as, in diplomacy, a note signed by the representatives of several governments is called a collective note.
2 . Collective [ n.]
- A collective noun or name.

Meaning of 'collective' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . collective [ s]
Meaning (1):
- done by or characteristic of individuals acting together
Example in sentence:
  • a joint identity;
  • the collective mind;
  • the corporate good
Meaning (2):
- set up on the principle of collectivism or ownership and production by the workers involved usually under the supervision of a government
Example in sentence:
  • collective farms

Nearby Words:

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