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- collection box/kəˈlɛkʃ(ə)n bɒks/A container with a slot, often sealed, into which money is placed, typically for a charitable or specific cause.nounB1
- collection plate/kəˈlɛkʃən pleɪt/A plate, often made of metal or wood, passed among attendees during a Christian church service to collect monetary offerings.nounC1
- collective/kəˈlɛktɪv/Done by or belonging to a group of people as a whole; shared or made by everyone in a group.adjectivenounB2
- collective agreement/kəˈlɛktɪv əˈɡriːmənt/A formal, written contract negotiated between a trade union or employee representatives and an employer or employers' association, which sets out the terms and conditions of employment for a group of workers.nounC1
- collective bargaining/kəˌlektɪv ˈbɑːɡɪnɪŋ/A process of negotiation between employers and a group of employees (usually represented by a trade union) aimed at reaching agreements to regulate working conditions.nounB2
- collective behavior/kəˈlɛktɪv bɪˈheɪvjə/The relatively spontaneous and unstructured actions, emotions, and thoughts of a group of people, often in response to a specific event or situation, characterized by a lack of established social norms or organization.nounC2
- collective farm/kəˌlektɪv ˈfɑːm/A farm owned and run by the state or a group of workers, where all property and production are shared.nounC1
- collective fruit/kəˈlɛktɪv fruːt/A fruit that develops from the ovaries of multiple flowers in a dense cluster, forming a single unit.nounRare / Technical
- collective mark/kəˈlɛktɪv mɑːk/A trademark used by members of an association, cooperative, or other collective group to identify and distinguish their goods or services from those of non-members.nounC1-C2
- collective memory/kəˈlektɪv ˈmem(ə)ri/The shared pool of knowledge, information, and memories of past events held by a community, society, or culture, often shaping its identity.nounC1-C2
- collective noun/kəˈlɛktɪv naʊn/A noun that refers to a group of people, animals, or things considered as a single entity.nounB2
- collective ownership/kəˈlektɪv ˈəʊnəʃɪp/A system or principle where property, assets, or means of production are owned and controlled jointly by a group of people, rather than by individuals or private entities.nounC1-C2
- collective pitch lever/kəˈlɛktɪv pɪtʃ ˈliːvə/A control lever in a helicopter used to change the pitch angle of all main rotor blades simultaneously, primarily for controlling ascent and descent.nounvery low
- collective security/kəˌlɛktɪv sɪˈkjʊərɪti/An arrangement among states where they agree to act together, including militarily, to repel aggression against any member state, based on the principle that an attack on one is an attack on all.nounC1/C2
- collective unconscious/kəˌlɛktɪv ʌnˈkɒnʃəs/A term from Jungian psychology referring to the part of the unconscious mind shared by all humans, containing archetypes, inherited memories, and instincts.nounLow
- collectivism/kəˈlɛktɪvɪzəm/A political or economic theory advocating collective control, especially over production and distribution of goods; the principle of giving priority to group goals over individual goals.nounC1
- collectivity/ˌkɒl.ekˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/A group, community, or body of people considered as a whole.nounC1
- collectivization/kəˌlɛktɪvaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/The process of bringing something (especially land, farms, or industry) under collective or state ownership and control.nounC1/C2
- collectivize/kəˈlektɪvaɪz/To bring private property (especially land or farms) under collective ownership and control.verbverb-transitiveC1-C2
- collector/kəˈlɛktə/A person who collects things of a specified type, professionally or as a hobby.nounB1
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