collective meaning
EN
[kəˈlɛktɪv] WCollective
- A collective is a group of entities that share or are motivated by at least one common issue or interest, or work together to achieve a common objective.
- The term "collective" is sometimes used to describe a species as a whole—for example, the human collective.
FR collective 
- NounPLcollectivesSUF-ive
- Adjective
- Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the collective body of a nation.
- (obsolete) Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring.
- (grammar) Expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form; as, a collective name or noun, like assembly, army, jury, etc.
- Tending to collect; forming a collection.
- Having plurality of origin or authority; as, in diplomacy, a note signed by the representatives of several governments is called a collective note.
- Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the collective body of a nation.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- as long as we can come up with a fitting collective term for Powers, Blaylock and myself. Something based on the appropriate technology of the era; like 'steam-punks', perhaps...
- There is the absolute essentiability of collective action if we are to conserve the industry and temper this competition, which means the ruination of industry, if we are going to survive.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of collective in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Adjectives
- Uncomparable adjectives
- Uncomparable adjectives
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Adjectives
- fr collective
- en collectively
- fr collectives
- en collectives
- fr collectivement
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "collective" is an adjective, more specifically, an uncomparable adjective. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.