collective Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun members of a cooperative enterprise
adjective satellite done by or characteristic of individuals acting together
corporate.
- a joint identity
- the collective mind
- the corporate good
adjective forming a whole or aggregate
adjective satellite set up on the principle of collectivism or ownership and production by the workers involved usually under the supervision of a government
- collective farms

L. collectivus: cf. F. collectif.

Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the collective body of a nation. Bp. Hoadley.
Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring. Obs. "Critical and collective reason." Sir T. Browne.
(Gram.) Expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form; as, a collective name or noun, like assembly, army, juri, etc.
Tending to collect; forming a collection.
Local is his throne . . . to fix a point, A central point, collective of his sons. Young.
Having plurality of origin or authority; as, in diplomacy, a note signed by the representatives of several governments is called a collective note. Gray.