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A collective is a group of entities that share or are motivated by at least one common issue or interest or work together to achieve a common objective.^{[citation needed]} Collectives can differ from cooperatives in that they are not necessarily focused upon an economic benefit or saving, though they can be.

The term "collective" is sometimes used to describe a species as a whole—for example, the human collective.

For political purposes, a collective is defined by decentralized, or "majority-rules" decision-making styles.