collective

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /kəˈlɛktɪv/

Adjective

collective (not comparable)

1. formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated

   the collective body of a nation

2. tending to collect; forming a collection

   • Local is his throne […] to fix a point, / A central point, collective of his sons.

3. having plurality of origin or authority
4. (grammar) expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form
5. (obsolete) deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring.

   • critical and collective reason

Translations

• Russian: собирательное
• Spanish: colectivo

Noun

collective (plural collectives)

1. a farm owned by a collection of people
2. (especially, in communist countries) one of more farms managed and owned, through the state, by the community
3. (grammar) a collective noun or name
4. (by extension) a group dedicated to a particular cause or interest
   • 2005, Zoya Kocur, Simon Leung, Theory in contemporary art since 1985 (page 76)

     There are, however, a number of contemporary artists and art collectives that have defined their practice precisely around the facilitation of dialogue among diverse communities.

Translations

• Spanish: colectivo

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