noun a collective noun or name.
2. collective ·adj tending to collect; forming a collection.
3. collective ·adj deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring.
4. collective ·adj formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the collective body of a nation.
5. collective ·adj expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form; as, a collective name or noun, like assembly, army, jury, ·etc.
6. collective ·adj having plurality of origin or authority; as, in diplomacy, a note signed by the representatives of several governments is called a collective note.