collectively

American  

[kuh-lek-tiv-lee] / kəˈlɛk tɪv li /

adverb

1. as a whole group rather than as individual persons or things.

   There have been a number of different polls released in the last two weeks, and collectively they give us an accurate picture of public opinion.

2. according to collectivism, a system in which economic control, especially of the means of production, is shared or centralized.

   As one of the reforms, we developed agricultural production cooperatives in which almost 100% of the land is farmed collectively.

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Other Word Forms

• noncollectively adverb
• uncollectively adverb

Etymology

Origin of collectively

collective ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Roosevelt’s National Industrial Recovery Act granted workers the right to collectively bargain.

From The Wall Street Journal

The US, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and UAE - collectively known as "the Quad" - proposed a three-month humanitarian truce to the two sides in September.

From BBC

Over the past few years, the Premier League has developed a more possession-based strategy and, individually and collectively, defending has without doubt been restricted by our obsession to play football 'the right way'.

From BBC

"We are struggling to resolve major crises together around this table," Macron said, warning: "The G20 is at risk and we are not collectively mobilising towards some priorities."

From Barron's

The report said Northern Ireland's devolved structures offered an opportunity to show decisions were being made "by all parties collectively for the greater good".

From BBC

Related Words

• accordingly
• cooperatively
• in tandem
• mutually
• simultaneously
• together
• unitedly