Definition of collective

• a. - Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the collective body of a nation.
• a. - Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring.
• a. - Expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form; as, a collective name or noun, like assembly, army, jury, etc.
• a. - Tending to collect; forming a collection.
• a. - Having plurality of origin or authority; as, in diplomacy, a note signed by the representatives of several governments is called a collective note.
• n. - A collective noun or name.