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

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

2. Collective(adj)

   deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring

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

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

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

4. Collective(adj)

   tending to collect; forming a collection

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

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

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

6. Collective(noun)

   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

   

   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. John Collomosse:

   This is an application of blockchain for the public good, in my view, the only reasonable use of the blockchain is when you have independent organizations that dont necessarily trust one another but they do have this vested interest in this collective goal of mutual trust. And what were looking to do is secure the National Archives of government all around the world, so that we can underwrite their integrity using this technology.

2. LyriKal:

   I'd rather cry for today and live in the spring of joy tomorrow; than die in collective tears tomorrow for the regrets of today

3. The ACP union:

   After more than three months of actions, in which we have taken into account the interests of the public in mind as much as possible, our collective bargaining conflict with (justice minister Ard) van der Steur has not been resolved, it is high time for the government to make us a reasonable offer.

4. Jerome Salomon:

   Our collective efforts demonstrate their effectiveness. The lockdown is starting to bear fruit.

5. Mike Pence:

   One specific threat to our collective security that is on (our minds) ... is the ongoing collapse of Venezuela into dictatorship, deprivation and despair, we respectfully urge Ecuador and all of our allies across the region to take steps to further isolate the Maduro regime.

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