Local is his throne . . . to fix a point,
A central point, collective of his sons.
Young.
5. Having plurality of origin or authority; as, in diplomacy, a note signed by the representatives of several governments is called a collective note.
Collective fruit (Bot.), that which is formed from a mass of flowers, as the mulberry, pineapple, and the like; -- called also multiple fruit. Gray.
Col*lect"ive, n. (Gram.) A collective noun or name.
Col*lect"ive*ly, adv. In a mass, or body; in a collected state; in the aggregate; unitedly.
Col*lect"ive*ness, n. A state of union; mass.
Col*lect"iv*ism (?), n. [Cf. F. collectivisme.] (Polit. Econ.) The doctrine that land and capital should be owned by society collectively or as a whole; communism. W. G. Summer.
Col*lect"iv*ist, n. [Cf. F. collectiviste.] An advocate of collectivism. -- a. Relating to, or characteristic of, collectivism.
Col*lect"or (?), n. [LL. collector one who collects: cf. F. collecteur.] 1. One who collects things which are separate; esp., one who makes a business or practice of collecting works of art, objects in natural history, etc.; as, a collector of coins.
I digress into Soho to explore a bookstall. Methinks I have been thirty years a collector.
Lamb.
2. A compiler of books; one who collects scattered passages and puts them together in one book.
Volumes without the collector's own reflections.
Addison.
3. (Com.) An officer appointed and commissioned to collect and receive customs, duties, taxes, or toll.
A great part of this is now embezzled . . . by collectors, and other officers.
Sir W. Temple.