1. [n]  members of a cooperative enterprise
2. [adj]  set up on the principle of collectivism or ownership and production by the workers involved usually under the supervision of a government; "collective farms"
3. [adj]  forming a whole or aggregate
4. [adj]  done by or characteristic of individuals acting together; "a joint identity"; "the collective mind"; "the corporate good"

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1. \Col*lect"ive\, a. [L. collectivus: cf. F.
   collectif.]
   1. Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass,
      sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the
      {collective} body of a nation. --Bp. Hoadley.
   2. Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring. [Obs.]
      ``Critical and collective reason.'' --Sir T. Browne.
   3. (Gram.) Expressing a collection or aggregate of
      individuals, by a singular form; as, a collective name or
      noun, like assembly, army, jury, etc.
   4. Tending to collect; forming a collection.
            Local is his throne . . . to fix a point, A central
            point, collective of his sons.        --Young.
   5. Having plurality of origin or authority; as, in diplomacy,
      a note signed by the representatives of several
      governments is called a collective note.
   {Collective fruit} (Bot.), that which is formed from a mass
      of flowers, as the mulberry, pineapple, and the like; --
      called also {multiple fruit}. --Gray.
   

2. \Col*lect"ive\, n. (Gram.)
   A collective noun or name.