What part of speech is collective?

Collective can be categorized as a noun and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. collective is a noun, singular of collectives.
  • 2. collective is an adjective.

Inflections

Noun

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • more collective
    most collective
  • Positive: collective 
  • Comparative: more collective
  • Superlative: most collective

Adjective to adverb

What does collective mean?

Definitions

Adjective

collective - forming a whole or aggregate
collective - set up on the principle of collectivism or ownership and production by the workers involved usually under the supervision of a government; "collective farms"
collective - done by or characteristic of individuals acting together; "a joint identity"; "the collective mind"; "the corporate good"

Noun

collective - members of a cooperative enterprise

Examples of collective

#   Sentence  
1. adj. Collective farms.
2. adj. The collective mind.
3. adj. Healing the Collective Body.
4. adj. I have written a lot recently about healing the self so today here are a few words on healing our collective body, mind and soul.
5. adj. Any insult to the collective good brings us all down.
6. adj. There is no escape from the collective ocean we all swim in.
7. adj. Fortunately circumstances will force our hand soon since our collective bad behaviour cannot continue indefinitely.
8. adj. In the near future collective choices will need to be made.
9. adj. Collective responsibility means irresponsibility.
10. adj. And when innocents in Bosnia and Darfur are slaughtered, that is a stain on our collective conscience.
11. adj. Collective rules are not set straightaway but progressively win recognition.
12. adj. Many people easily understand the injustice of the current language situation in the world where English dominates. But they also see the collective advantages, as for example a relatively good and direct communication between intellectuals and leaders of different languages through the English language, and the personal advantages as their own knowledge of the English language. About a neutral language such as Esperanto, one does not know much and does not seek information.
13. adj. Rephrasing is a collective art at Tatoeba.
14. adj. Collective interests must be protected.
15. adj. Patriotism, often a thinly veiled form of collective self-worship, celebrates our goodness, our ideals, our mercy and bemoans the perfidiousness of those who hate us.
Sentence  
adj.
Collective farms.
The collective mind.
Healing the Collective Body.
I have written a lot recently about healing the self so today here are a few words on healing our collective body, mind and soul.
Any insult to the collective good brings us all down.
There is no escape from the collective ocean we all swim in.
Fortunately circumstances will force our hand soon since our collective bad behaviour cannot continue indefinitely.
In the near future collective choices will need to be made.
Collective responsibility means irresponsibility.
And when innocents in Bosnia and Darfur are slaughtered, that is a stain on our collective conscience.
Collective rules are not set straightaway but progressively win recognition.
Many people easily understand the injustice of the current language situation in the world where English dominates. But they also see the collective advantages, as for example a relatively good and direct communication between intellectuals and leaders of different languages through the English language, and the personal advantages as their own knowledge of the English language. About a neutral language such as Esperanto, one does not know much and does not seek information.
Rephrasing is a collective art at Tatoeba.
Collective interests must be protected.
Patriotism, often a thinly veiled form of collective self-worship, celebrates our goodness, our ideals, our mercy and bemoans the perfidiousness of those who hate us.

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