adjective / noun
collective
kuh-LEK-tiv/kəˈlektɪv/
Organized or considered as a unified group.
The four adults use their collective strength to carry the tabletop.
Etymology
Gathering together supplies the idea of several individuals treated as one whole. Applied to activity, collective describes what those individuals do jointly.
In context
devised to be the most comprehensible artificial intelligence ever constructed it is the world's first collaborative super intelligence and aggregor footnote defined as a non-physical being that arises from the collective unconsciousness of a group
More examples
- The committee takes collective responsibility for its decisions.
- She belongs to an artists' collective that shares a studio.
- Several farming collectives sell produce at the local market.
Forms
collective · collectives
collectively adverb — Together as a group or whole.