The meaning of COLLECTIVE is denoting a number of persons or things considered as one group or whole. How to use collective in a sentence.

COLLECTIVE definition: 1. of or shared by every member of a group of people: 2. an organization or business that is owned…. Learn more.

Collective definition: formed by collection.. See examples of COLLECTIVE used in a sentence.

A collective is a business or farm which is run, and often owned, by a group of people who take an equal share of any profits.

There are 15 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word collective, six of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Collective consciousness, collective conscience, or collective conscious (French: conscience collective) is the set of shared beliefs, ideas, and moral attitudes which operate as a unifying …

of or characteristic of a group of individuals taken together: the collective wishes of the membership. Government organized according to the principles of collectivism: a collective farm.