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

How to pronounce collective?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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. 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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