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collectives

/kəˈlɛktɪvz/ /ˈkɒlɛktɪvz/

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noun

Collectivité, ferme collective

A farm owned by a collection of people

Examples :

"During the Soviet era, many individual farms were combined to form large agricultural collectives. "

Pendant l'ère soviétique, de nombreuses fermes individuelles ont été combinées pour former de grandes collectivités agricoles.

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noun

Collectivités, kolkhozes

(especially in communist countries) one of more farms managed and owned, through the state, by the community

Examples :

"During the Soviet era, many small, private farms were combined into large collectives managed by the government. "

Pendant l'ère soviétique, de nombreuses petites fermes privées ont été regroupées en grands kolkhozes gérés par le gouvernement.

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noun

Nom collectif

(grammar) a collective noun or name

Examples :

"In grammar class, we learned that words like "team" and "family" are collectives because they refer to groups of people. "

En cours de grammaire, nous avons appris que des mots comme « équipe » et « famille » sont des noms collectifs car ils désignent des groupes de personnes.

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noun

Groupe, association

(by extension) a group dedicated to a particular cause or interest

Examples :

"The environmental collectives at school organized a recycling drive. "

Les associations environnementales de l'école ont organisé une collecte de recyclage.

group organization society