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collaborative

collaborative

5 4.2
A project people work on together to reach a shared goal
  • noun
  • /kəˈlæbəˌreɪtɪv/
translation icon : iniciativa colaborativa
  • The Local Arts Collaborative organized a showcase where artists presented their work together.
  • Engineering Collaborative
  • Learning Collaborative
  • Sanitation Collaborative

Examples

  • The regionally based Breakthrough Collaborative (formerly Summerbridge) and CityBridge programs operate on the same premise.

    Academic text (2006)
  • In the spirit of the increasingly widespread movement of "school-college" partnerships and collaboratives, school districts must develop research integration initiatives.

    Academic text (2000)
  • But from what we hear, this is a really strong collaborative effort.

  • Science is a collaborative major group project.

  • This is a an ongoing collaborative effort between me and the audience to get things exactly right.

  • One difficulty that the collaborative encountered was differences in technical understanding among stakeholders.

    Academic text (2007)
  • One of the most critical components of a field-based training collaborative is the classroom mentor teacher.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Our participation in the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research Envision Network substantively benefited this research.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The emergent and place-based nature of watershed collaboratives makes them well-suited to the case study.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The research collaborative aims to develop innovative solutions to address climate change.

Synonyms

team
vscollaborative
1.0

A group of people who work together to reach a shared goal

refers to a project or activity rather than the group itself
coalition
vscollaborative
525 4.3

A group of people or organizations that join together to work for the same goal

is usually a single project or activity rather than an alliance of groups
cooperation
vscollaborative
443 2.5

Working together with other people to reach a common goal

is about a specific project or activity rather than the general process
partnership
vscollaborative
214 2.7

A relationship where people or groups work together to reach a shared goal

is a project or activity rather than a long term shared relationship
collaboration
vscollaborative
150 4.0

Working together with others to reach a shared goal

is about a specific project or activity rather than the general process
teamwork
vscollaborative
89 1.8

People working together and helping each other to reach a common goal

is a project or activity set up for that combined effort
working group
vscollaborative
13 2.6

A temporary team of people who work together to reach a clear goal

describes a project or activity rather than the temporary group doing it
collective effort
vscollaborative
4 2.9

Work done by a group of people to reach a common goal

is the term for a project or activity made for that shared work
workgroup
vscollaborative
1 3.5

A group of people who do a task together for a project

describes the project or activity rather than the people who do it
link-up
vscollaborative
1 3.5

A meeting that connects people or groups to work together

is a project or activity, not only a brief meeting or connection
work party
vscollaborative
1 3.2

A group of people who do a physical task together, like clearing fallen trees

is a project or activity not focused only on a short manual task
cross-functional team
vscollaborative
  • Jargon
1 3.6

A group of people from different parts of a company who work together on one project

is a project or activity rather than naming the group's varied composition
coaction
vscollaborative
  • Specialized
7.4

To work with others to reach a shared goal

is used for a project or activity rather than naming the action itself
team collaboration
vscollaborative
3.4

To work together as a group to reach a shared goal

is used for a project or activity rather than the group's internal process
minga
vscollaborative
9.9

A community event where people meet to work together on a shared task

is the label for any project or activity where people work together

Antonyms

60 2.9

Without any other people present

Preferring to act or think independently and be different

How Collaborative

joint venture
29 4.4
collaborative
5 4.2
partnership
161 2.9

Surface Forms

collaborative singular

Morphology

collaborative = collaborate (transparent) = collaborate + ive

The word is transparently formed from the verb 'collaborate' plus the adjective-forming suffix '-ive', and the meaning 'involving collaboration' follows standard English word formation.

Etymology

Collaborative comes from the parts com- meaning 'together' and labor meaning 'work', so a collaborative (as a noun) is a project where people join to 'work together' for a common goal.