collectives

noun

plural of collective
as in groups

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  1. groups
  2. institutions
  3. corporations
Noun
  • Prepare for a wait—on busy weekends, this casual spot attracts a crowd, with waits up to two hours for groups.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
  • George Pickens generates crowd excitement The crowd on-hand at the River Ridge Playing Fields in Oxnard wasn’t packed by any means in the middle of a weekday, but there were a good amount of youth groups and Cowboys fans on-hand.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
Definition of groups
Noun
  • To get there, Southeast Asia needs an integrated ecosystem that connects Earth observation, AI, scientific expertise and trusted public institutions.
    — Karryl Kim Sagun Trajano, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
  • MacBrennan Peet, founder of Project 0, said on the On The Margin podcast that building for institutions is the wrong goal.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of institutions
Noun
  • These were large, costly machines owned mainly by governments, universities and major corporations.
    — Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The program is free for participants, funded by a host of local and national foundations, corporations and individual donors.
    — Francesca Pinney, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of corporations
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