collectively
Americanadverb
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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.
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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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The other stocks in the benchmark index collectively returned 16%.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026
Reverence and co-investors will collectively take a majority stake in the Minneapolis-based firm, in a deal valuing it at about $1.8 billion, people familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
The organism that is a firm has collections of workers who have process knowledge that is held collectively across the whole workforce and its supply chain.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026
Nicole Clemens, head of UK and international originals at Amazon MGM Studios, says the Culpables films have collectively reached 100 million viewers worldwide, external.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
The National Labor Relations Act, also known as the Wagner Act, guaranteed workers the right to form unions and collectively bargain for fair wages and workplace safety.
From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell
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