Definitions for collective
kəˈlɛk tɪvcol·lec·tive

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

1. collective(adj)

   members of a cooperative enterprise

2. corporate, collective(adj)

   done by or characteristic of individuals acting together

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

3. collective(adj)

   forming a whole or aggregate

4. collective(adj)

   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. collective(Noun)

   A farm owned by a collection of people.

2. collective(Noun)

   A collective noun or name.

3. collective(Noun)

   A group dedicated to a particular cause or interest.

4. collective(Adjective)

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

5. collective(Adjective)

   : Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring.

6. collective(Adjective)

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

7. collective(Adjective)

   Tending to collect; forming a collection.

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

8. collective(Adjective)

   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. Collective(adj)

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

2. Collective(adj)

   deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring

3. Collective(adj)

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

4. Collective(adj)

   tending to collect; forming a collection

5. Collective(adj)

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

6. Collective(noun)

   a collective noun or name

Origin: [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.

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

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. Lily Tomlin:

   Reality is nothing but a collective hunch.

2. Brian Hegarty:

   I think it's a good source of collective wisdom.

3. Jane Wagner:

   What is reality, anyway Just a collective hunch.

4. Bette Davis:

   The real actor has a direct line to the collective heart.

5. Michel Temer:

   Collective problems require collectively coordinated responses.

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