Meaning
Pertaining to or characterized by a shared or mutual responsibility, action, or experience among a group of individuals or entities, often emphasizing the importance of collaboration and joint effort in achieving common goals or outcomes.
💡 The term "collective" is often misused to imply mere aggregation rather than the deeper connotation of shared purpose or collaboration; it is important to distinguish between collective actions that are genuinely cooperative and those that are simply a sum of individual efforts.
Example Sentences
Word in Context
On
Saturday
morning
a
small
group
of
neighbours
gathered
in
the
church
hall
to
discuss
a
plan
for
the
local
park
.
They
talked
about
a
collective
approach
to
maintenance
so
that
everyone
would
share
tasks
and
costs
fairly
.
After
listing
the
necessary
repairs
and
estimating
the
time
required
,
volunteers
agreed
to
allocate
two
mornings
each
month
to
the
work
.
If
the
scheme
proved
successful
,
they
planned
to
apply
for
a
small
grant
to
buy
tools
and
new
plants
.
By
the
end
of
the
meeting
a
clear
schedule
was
in
place
and
people
left
with
a
sense
of
shared
purpose
.
Common Phrases
collective decision-making
collective responsibility
collective identity
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