Webster's English Dictionary

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collective

1. col.lec.tive \k*-'lek-tiv\ aj 1: denoting a number of persons or things 
   considered as one group or whole  {flock is a ~ word} 2a: formed by 
   collecting : AGGREGATED  of a fruit  2b: MULTIPLE  3a: of, relating to, or 
   being a group of individuals  3b: involving all members of a group as 
   distinct from its individuals  4: marked by similarity among or with the 
   members of a group  5: collectivized or characterized by collectivism  6: 
   shared or assumed by all members of the group {~ leadership}  - 
   col.lec.tive.ly av
2. collective n 1: a collective body : GROUP  2: a cooperative unit or 
   organization; specif : COLLECTIVE FARM)M