collectivity
- noun
- /kəˌlɛkˈtɪvɪti/
- In this community, collectivity is valued as a way to support each other and make decisions together.
Examples
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Croquet's transformation into gateball bears out the commonly held understanding that collectivity holds a place of great importance within Japanese society.
Academic text (2006) -
Theoretical tensions tend to arise around the concept of autonomy, which has, on the one hand, a political sense related to notions of self-organization, collectivity, and solidarity, and on the other, a theoretical sense that is both philosophical and sociohistorical.
Academic text (2011) -
As we know, building this new collectivity is not something guaranteed.
Blog text (23) -
So, how can IDSs encourage collectivity?
Academic text (1996) -
Collectivities governed themselves, and the state could rely on the principle of collective responsibility.
Academic text (1990) -
Why does this presumably tolerant decision of the Supreme Court rest on the traditional Japanese perspective that the collectivity takes precedence over the individual?
Academic text (1990) -
While bereavement is basically a subjective and individual psychological process, its appropriation by the collectivity has led to its depersonalization and standardization.
Academic text (1997) -
More broadly, the abrogation of the emergent regime of international capital mobility by the collectivity of states may be unlikely and undesirable, but it is certainly not inconceivable.
Academic text (1995) -
The charity's work relies on the collectivity of volunteers who share the same mission.
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The festival was a celebration of collectivity, bringing people together to enjoy shared traditions and experiences.
Synonyms
The state of people or parts staying together and forming a whole
How well things stick together to form one whole
A political idea where factories and farms are owned by the state
A way people act, own, or share things together
A way of living where people share property, work, and daily needs
A feeling of sharing and support among people in a group
A feeling of being joined and acting together as one group
Antonyms
How Collective
Surface Forms
Morphology
collectivity = collective (transparent) = collect + ivity
The word 'collectivity' is transparently derived from 'collective' with the addition of the suffix '-ity', indicating a state or quality.
Etymology
Collectivity comes from the verb collect, meaning 'to gather', the same root you see in collective and collection. That's why collectivity can mean the idea or quality of acting together and sharing responsibility as a group.