collectˈivist noun and adjective

collectivistˈic adjective

collectivˈity noun

collectivizāˈtion or collectivisāˈtion noun

collectˈivize or collectˈivise transitive verb

To give a collectivist organization to

collectˈor noun

1. Something which or someone who collects
2. A person who seeks to acquire and set together examples or specimens, as of books, minerals, curiosities
3. Any electrode that collects electrons that have already fulfilled their function, as in a screen grid
4. The outer section of a transistor which delivers a primary flow of charge carriers
5. In India, the chief official of a district, collecting revenue and acting as a magistrate

collectˈorate or collectˈorship noun

collecting box noun

1. A box for specimens used by naturalists in the field
2. A box for receiving money contributions

collective agreement noun

One reached by collective bargaining

collective bargaining noun

Negotiation on pay and conditions of service between one or more trade unions on one side and an employer or association of employers on the other

collective farm noun

A state-controlled farm consisting of a number of small-holdings operated on a co-operative basis

collective fruit noun (botany)

A multiple fruit, one derived from several flowers, eg fig, mulberry

collective noun noun

A singular noun referring to a group of people or things

collective responsibility noun

The convention that all decisions of a cabinet, committee, etc are presented and treated as being unanimous

collective security noun

General security among nations to be achieved through guarantee of each nation's security by all

collective unconscious noun (psychology)

The part of the unconscious mind that originates in ancestral experience

collector's item or collector's piece noun

An object beautiful, valuable, interesting, etc enough to be sought for or included in a collection

collect on delivery (N American)

Cash on delivery