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Etymology

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FromMiddle Frenchcollectif, fromLatincollēctīvus, fromcollēctus, past participle ofcolligō(I collect), fromcom-(together) +legō(I gather). CompareFrenchcollectif.Doublet ofcolectivo.

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Adjective

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collective (notcomparable)

  1. Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body.
    Synonyms:congregated,aggregated
    thecollective body of a nation
  2. Tending tocollect; forming acollection.
  3. Havingplurality of origin or authority.
  4. (grammar) Expressing a collection or aggregate ofindividuals, by a singular form.
  5. (obsolete) Deducing consequences;reasoning;inferring.

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Translations

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formed by gathering or collecting
tending to collect; forming a collection
having plurality of origin or authority
in grammar
deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring
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Noun

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collective (pluralcollectives)

  1. Afarm owned by acollection of people.
  2. (especially in communist countries) One of morefarms managed and owned, through the state, by thecommunity.
  3. (grammar) Acollective noun or name.
  4. (by extension) Agroup dedicated to a particularcause orinterest.
    • 2005, Zoya Kocur, Simon Leung,Theory in contemporary art since 1985, page76:
      There are, however, a number of contemporary artists and artcollectives that have defined their practice precisely around the facilitation of dialogue among diverse communities.
    • 2006 March 5, Holland Cotter, “The Collective Conscious”, inThe New York Times[1],→ISSN:
      Critical Art Ensemble is one of many artcollectives operating on the principle that information is power and that it is most effectively made available through a combination of science and aesthetics.
    • 2021 October 13, Adam Bradley, “The Creative Collectives Finding Strength in Numbers”, inThe New York Times[2],→ISSN:
      Today’scollectives create together, tour together, exhibit together, live together, survive together, eat together, sleep together, march together, fight together and party together, too.
  5. Theflight control used to control ahelicopter's ascent or descent.
    • 2012, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),Helicopter Flying Handbook: FAA-H-8083-21A, Ravenio Books:
      A pilot normally holds thecollective stationary until the helicopter stops; however, to get more braking action, lower thecollective slightly. Keep in mind that, due to the increased ground friction when thecollective is lowered or []
    • 2021 July 27, Federal Aviation Administration,Helicopter Flying Handbook: FAA-H-8083-21B, Simon and Schuster,→ISBN:
      Hover height, rate of ascent, and the rate of descent are controlled by using thecollective. Helicopter position and the direction of travel are controlled by the cyclic.

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Translations

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farm owned by a group
state farm
in grammar
group

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Further reading

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  • "collective" in Raymond Williams,Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 69.

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collective

  1. femininesingular ofcollectif
    Après une belle actioncollective, l'équipe a enfin marqué un but.
    After some goodteamwork, the team finally scored a goal.

Latin

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Adjective

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collēctīve

  1. vocativemasculinesingular ofcollēctīvus
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