COLLECTIVE
collective
(adjective) set up on the principle of collectivism or ownership and production by the workers involved usually under the supervision of a government; “collective farms”
collective
(adjective) forming a whole or aggregate
corporate, collective
(adjective) done by or characteristic of individuals acting together; “a joint identity”; “the collective mind”; “the corporate good”
collective
(noun) members of a cooperative enterprise
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
collective (not comparable)
formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated
tending to collect; forming a collection
having plurality of origin or authority
(grammar) expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form
(obsolete) deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring.
Noun
collective (plural collectives)
a farm owned by a collection of people
(especially, in communist countries) one of more farms managed and owned, through the state, by the community
(grammar) a collective noun or name
(by extension) a group dedicated to a particular cause or interest
Source: Wiktionary
Col*lect"ive, a. Etym: [L. collectivus: cf. F. collectif.]
1. Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the collective body of a nation. Bp. Hoadley.
2. Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring. [Obs.] "Critical and collective reason." Sir T. Browne.
3. (Gram.)
Definition: Expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form; as, a collective name or noun, like assembly, army, juri, etc.
4. Tending to collect; forming a collection. Local is his throne . . . to fix a point, A central point, collective of his sons. Young.
5. Having plurality of origin or authority; as, in diplomacy, a note signed by the representatives of several governments is called a collective note. Collective fruit (Bot.), that which is formed from a mass of flowers, as the mulberry, pineapple, and the like; -- called also multiple fruit. Gray.
Col*lect"ive, n. (Gram.)
Definition: A collective noun or name.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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