COLLECTIVE

I. adjective Date: 15th century denoting a number of persons or things considered as one group or whole , 2. formed by collecting ; aggregated, multiple , 3. of, relating to, or being a group of individuals, involving all members of a group as distinct from its individuals , marked by similarity among or with the members of a group, collectivized or characterized by collectivism, shared or assumed by all members of the group , ~ly adverb II. noun Date: 1655 a ~ body ; group , a cooperative unit or organization, a helicopter control system governing lift