"collective" in the noun sense
1. collective
members of a cooperative enterprise
"collective" in the adjective sense
1. corporate, collective
done by or characteristic of individuals acting together
"a joint identity"
"the collective mind"
"the corporate good"
2. collective
forming a whole or aggregate
3. collective
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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