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collective

[ kuh-lek-tiv ]

adjective

  1. formed by collection.
  2. forming a whole; combined:

    the collective assets of a corporation and its subsidiaries.

  3. of or characteristic of a group of individuals taken together:

    the collective wishes of the membership.

  4. organized according to the principles of collectivism:

    a collective farm.



noun

  1. a collective body; group.
  2. a business, farm, etc., jointly owned and operated by the members of a group.
  3. a unit of organization or the organization in a collectivist system.

collective

/ əˈɛɪ /

adjective

  1. formed or assembled by collection
  2. forming a whole or aggregate
  3. of, done by, or characteristic of individuals acting in cooperation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

    1. a cooperative enterprise or unit, such as a collective farm
    2. the members of such a cooperative
  1. short for collective noun
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • DZˈ𳦳پ, adverb
  • DZˈ𳦳پԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • DZ··پ· adverb
  • ԴDz·DZ··پ adjective
  • ܲ·DZ··پ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of collective1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English collectif (from Middle French ), from Latin DZŧīܲ, equivalent to DZŧ(ܲ) (past participle of colligere; collect 1 ) + -īܲ -ive
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"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.

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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?

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The report described this as "an act of collective self-sabotage", warning the health service was "increasingly overwhelmed with preventable diseases and accidents".

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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.”

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"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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