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collectivity

[kol-ek-tiv-i-tee] / ˌkɒl ɛkˈtɪv ɪ ti /


NOUN
totality
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While her work has caught the eye of celebrities like actors Jessica Alba and Christina Ricci, Rosales remains consistent in her vision, aesthetic and commitment to brown collectivity and liberation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

In actual fact, considering a tumour as a collectivity of individuals governed by rules previously defined in ecology opens up new therapeutic possibilities for patients.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023

The closest landmass to the epicenter is the Loyalty Islands in the French overseas collectivity of New Caledonia.

From Washington Times ● May 19, 2023

What makes ruangrupa radical, says Alexander Supartono, a historian of Indonesian art, is the sheer scope of the group’s collectivity: “It infuses their entire lives.”

From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2022

It was through his collaboration with other scientists that Pascal came to have the sense of belonging to a collectivity greater than himself.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

When applied to cancer cell collectivities, it explains the possible behaviours of tumour cells when competing for an external resource.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023

“Andrea Smith allows herself to stand in as the representative of collectivities to which she has demonstrated no accountability,” the letter read.

From New York Times ● May 25, 2021

Besides, at the moment it is difficult for me at least to share Elon Musk’s confidence in the superior intelligence of either of these august collectivities.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 23, 2018

I think we’re going to start looking at all species as collectivities, and microbes will be the part of that.

From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2013

We have seen that intelligence is without influence in collectivities, they being solely under the sway of unconscious sentiments.

From The Crowd; study of the popular mind by Gustave Le Bon




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