ˌkä(ˌ)lekˈtivəd.ē, -_lə̇k-, -vətē, -i noun
( -es )
1. : the quality or state of being collective
2.
a. : collective sum : totality especially of persons in social organization : aggregate
great collectivities that bury, if they do not destroy, individuality — Robert Lindner
b. : a group of persons acting in concert or considered as a single unit (as a state, corporation, or class)
3. : the processes or results of collectivism