C1adjectiveformalsocietypolitics
US/kəˈlek.tɪv/
UK/kəˈlek.tɪv/
done or shared by all the people in a group together
In context
The decision was a collective effort by the whole village.
Together, the workers have a collective responsibility for safety on the site.
Our collective experience shows that small changes can make a big difference.
Words that go with collective
adjective + noun
- collective responsibilityThe ministers accepted collective responsibility for the failure.
- collective effortCleaning the beach was a collective effort.
- collective actionCollective action can force companies to change.
- collective memoryThe war remains part of the nation's collective memory.
- collective agreementThe union signed a collective agreement with the company.