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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
collective
/kəˈlɛktɪv/
adjective1 of 2
formed by working together as a group
- “Respect for the law is essential for collective happiness.”Tatoeba
- “The consequence of individual crimes should be collective punishment.”Tatoeba
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noun2 of 2
(especially in communist countries) one of more farms managed and owned, through the state, by the community
Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)