collective (adj.)

  1. forming a whole or aggregate

    collective (n.)

  1. members of a cooperative enterprise

    collective (adj.)

  1. done by or characteristic of individuals acting together; a joint identity; the collective mind; the corporate good

    [ Syn: corporate ]

  2. set up on the principle of collectivism or ownership and production by the workers involved usually under the supervision of a government; collective farms'

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