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| col·lec·tive [ kə léktiv ] |
adjective |
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1. shared by all: made or shared by everyone in a group
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2. collected to form whole: collected together to form a whole or added up to form a total from different sources or groups
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3. applying to many: applying to a number of individuals taken together
  Staff training was the collective responsibility of the three personnel officers.
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4. worker-run under state supervision: describes a business or other enterprise run by the people who work in it but under the jurisdiction of the state
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noun (plural col·lec·tives) |
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1. worker-run enterprise: an enterprise that is run by its workers under state control, e.g. a farm or factory
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2. members of collective: the members of a collective who work in and run the business
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3. grammar
Same as collective noun
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| col·lec·tive·ly adverb |
| col·lec·tive·ness noun |
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