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collective
[ kuh-lek-tiv ]
adjective
- formed by collection.
- forming a whole; combined:
the collective assets of a corporation and its subsidiaries.
- of or characteristic of a group of individuals taken together:
the collective wishes of the membership.
- organized according to the principles of collectivism:
a collective farm.
noun
- a collective body; group.
- a business, farm, etc., jointly owned and operated by the members of a group.
- a unit of organization or the organization in a collectivist system.
collective
/ əˈɛɪ /
adjective
- formed or assembled by collection
- forming a whole or aggregate
- of, done by, or characteristic of individuals acting in cooperation
noun
- a cooperative enterprise or unit, such as a collective farm
- the members of such a cooperative
- short for collective noun
Derived Forms
- DZˈپ, adverb
- DZˈپԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- DZ··پ· adverb
- ԴDz·DZ··پ adjective
- ܲ·DZ··پ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of collective1
Example Sentences
"Any use of starvation of the civilian population as a method of war constitutes a war crime, and so do all forms of collective punishment," Volker Türk warned.
How did the world get to a place where the collective punishment of starvation is used as leverage to shape the terms of a ceasefire?
The report described this as "an act of collective self-sabotage", warning the health service was "increasingly overwhelmed with preventable diseases and accidents".
Sade reveals the utopia she and her girlfriend, along with other fellow inmates, have been imagining, a collective portrait of a peaceful haven for “free formerly incarcerated Black girls.”
"They are built as a team with collective strength - you can see that from the way they attack and defend," he said.
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