Dictionary
col•lec•tive
Pronunciation: (ku-lek'tiv), [key]—
adj.
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.
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n.
1. See
collective noun.
2. a collective body; aggregate.
3. a business, farm, etc., jointly owned and operated by the members of a group.
4. a unit of organization or the organization in a collectivist system.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.