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

Example Sentences

That disclosure helped send bank stocks to their worst day since April, with investors worried that the events could collectively point to growing weakness in the economy, particularly among lower-income consumers.

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The nearly half that are along the Biscayne Bay waterfront are collectively worth more than $1.7 billion.

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The Quad is "acting collectively to apply unified pressure on the parties to stop the fighting and allow aid to reach civilians", they added.

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The number of new accounts at four big lenders collectively rose 4.5% in the third quarter compared with a year earlier, though others continued to pull back.

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The earliest European settlers in what became the United States carried with them the conviction that Jews were collectively guilty of Christ’s crucifixion and “utterly corrupted by money.”

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Related Words

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