collectively

[kuh-lek-tiv-lee]

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.

Other Word Forms

• noncollectively adverb
• uncollectively adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of collectively¹

collective ( def. ) + -ly

Related Words

• accordingly 
• cooperatively www.thesaurus.com
• in tandem www.thesaurus.com
• mutually 
• simultaneously 
• together 
• unitedly www.thesaurus.com