Definitions for collective
kəˈlɛk tɪvcol·lec·tive

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. collectiveadjective

   members of a cooperative enterprise

2. corporate, collectiveadjective

   done by or characteristic of individuals acting together

   "a joint identity"; "the collective mind"; "the corporate good"

3. collectiveadjective

   forming a whole or aggregate

4. collectiveadjective

   set up on the principle of collectivism or ownership and production by the workers involved usually under the supervision of a government

   "collective farms"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. collectivenoun

   A farm owned by a collection of people.

2. collectivenoun

   A collective noun or name.

3. collectivenoun

   A group dedicated to a particular cause or interest.

4. collectiveadjective

   Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the collective body of a nation.

5. collectiveadjective

   Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring.

6. collectiveadjective

   Expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form; as, a collective name or noun, like assembly, army, jury, etc.

7. collectiveadjective

   Tending to collect; forming a collection.

   Local is his throne . . . to fix a point, A central point, collective of his sons. -Young.

8. collectiveadjective

   Having plurality of origin or authority; as, in diplomacy, a note signed by the representatives of several governments is called a collective note.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Collectiveadjective

   formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the collective body of a nation

   Etymology: [L. collectivus: cf. F. collectif.]

2. Collectiveadjective

   deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring

   Etymology: [L. collectivus: cf. F. collectif.]

3. Collectiveadjective

   expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form; as, a collective name or noun, like assembly, army, jury, etc

   Etymology: [L. collectivus: cf. F. collectif.]

4. Collectiveadjective

   tending to collect; forming a collection

   Etymology: [L. collectivus: cf. F. collectif.]

5. Collectiveadjective

   having plurality of origin or authority; as, in diplomacy, a note signed by the representatives of several governments is called a collective note

   Etymology: [L. collectivus: cf. F. collectif.]

6. Collectivenoun

   a collective noun or name

   Etymology: [L. collectivus: cf. F. collectif.]

Freebase(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Collective

   A collective is a group of entities that share or are motivated by at least one common issue or interest, or work together on a specific project to achieve a common objective. Collectives differ from cooperatives in that they are not necessarily focused upon an economic benefit or saving. There may be some issues with meaningfully describing the qualities of a collective.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. collective

   A group focused on a specific cause or effort.

   The collective group of people working together solve things easily.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 16, 2020  

2. collective

   A group forming a whole.

   The collective voice was expressed at the general election.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 9, 2020  

3. collective

   Humanity, universal beings, animals and other living organisms creating and existing as an intelligent group.

   We are a united, organized, intelligent, passionate, motivated and determined collective.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 12, 2020  

4. collective

   The consciousness of a group of people or animals focused on a specific cause or effort.

   The collective consciousness of politics is of unity, solidarity, cohesion and the creation of optimum health, human rights, shared prosperity, unity government for all .

   Submitted by MaryC on April 12, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'collective' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3903

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'collective' in Adjectives Frequency: #527

How to pronounce collective?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say collective in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of collective in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of collective in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of collective in a Sentence

1. Mickey Mehta:

   Relax, nothing is in your control, as the collective destiny unfolds. Release all handles and flow with ease, let stress and tensions neutralize, MickeyMize. Share this for order, balance and harmony.

2. Camp Devgru:

   We can't always keep relying on the United States to protect us, when would (Japan) get involved? If we were to exercise collective self-defense after making that clear, I'd agree.

3. Deputy Governor Minouche Shafik:

   I don't think that's the case. Isn't it better that the Bank of England give the public and the markets a sense of what our best collective judgment is of what's going to happen in the economy than to catch people by surprise?.

4. Press Secretary Sarah Sanders:

   The collective silence by the left and its media allies is appalling. Ivanka Trump disgusting comments and show are not fit for broadcast, and executives at Time Warner and Turner Broadcasting System must demonstrate that such explicit profanity about female members of this administration will not be condoned on its network.

5. Alexis Dudden:

   As scholars of Japan and of Japan's place in the world, our collective responsibility rests on fostering open discussions ... and in leaving an honest record of its past for current and future generations.

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