SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
collective
adjective
Done by or relating to people acting as a group.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Acting or considered together
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Usage distinction
Return to topCollaborative emphasizes working together; collective can simply describe a result attributable to the group.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See collective in use
The restored garden was a collective achievement.
A campus film club made a collective decision to run its next screening with another student society.
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