Found 2 items, similar to collective.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: collective collective n : 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: forming a whole or aggregate [ant: distributive] 3: set up on the principle of collectivism or ownership and production by the workers involved usually under the supervision of a government; “collective farms”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Collective Collective \Col*lect"ive\, a. [L. collectivus: cf. F. collectif.] 1. Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the collective body of a nation. --Bp. Hoadley. [1913 Webster] 2. Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring. [Obs.] “Critical and collective reason.” --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 3. (Gram.) Expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form; as, a collective name or noun, like assembly, army, jury, etc. [1913 Webster] 4. Tending to collect; forming a collection. [1913 Webster] Local is his throne . . . to fix a point, A central point, collective of his sons. --Young. [1913 Webster] 5. Having plurality of origin or authority; as, in diplomacy, a note signed by the representatives of several governments is called a collective note. [1913 Webster] Collective fruit (Bot.), that which is formed from a mass of flowers, as the mulberry, pineapple, and the like; -- called also multiple fruit. --Gray. [1913 Webster] Collective \Col*lect"ive\, n. (Gram.) A collective noun or name. [1913 Webster]