collective
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5.1
- adjective
- /kəˈlɛktɪv/
:
colectivizado
- The new law eliminates the community banks in favor of a more collective administration.
- collective bargaining
- collective agreement
- collective ownership
And these communes, you know, were enormous conglomerations of essentially collective farms.
- And these communes, you know, were enormous conglomerations of essentially collective farms.
Examples
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We are failing in at any sort of collective responsibility.
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The historical record is much the same on wages, labor unions, and collective bargaining.
Academic text (2017) -
No, I was told by my teacher we are a collective society.
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Can these principles be applied to something as complex and collective as healthcare?
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Later, the Russians caught me and sent me to a collective farm.
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NATO will remain the bedrock of our collective defence.
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Bankruptcy law addresses this problem by providing a collective process to resolve financial distress.
Academic text (2017) -
She said she's escaped from a Russian collective farm.
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There were many outstanding collective bargaining agreements between the private shipping companies and the maritime unions.
Academic text (2017) -
The workers formed a collective to manage the farm, ensuring that decisions were made together.
Synonyms
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3.9
Shared by all people in a group, like a garden or food
Property such as farms and factories that the government or a group owns and runs
Antonyms
Shows a focus on individual interests and personal ownership rather than shared public matters
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.5
Talks between an employer and workers about pay and working conditions
- Archaic
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6.3
A large farm where many people work together, usually run by the government
- Specialized
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5.0
A system where countries agree to defend each other to keep peace
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3.5
A written deal between an employer and employees, usually through a union, that sets pay and work conditions
- Specialized
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4.1
A word in singular form that names a group of people or things as one unit
How Collective
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Collective comes from the Latin parts com- 'together' and legere 'to gather', and it was used for things people 'gather' and own as a group. That's why a collective enterprise or farm is one where people work and share what they own rather than acting alone.