Context of Collectively

Women did most of the cultivating in farming societies except in the Southwest (where women and men shared the responsibility). With women producing the greater share of the food supply, they gained power in their communities. Among the Iroquois, for example, women collectively owned the elds, distributed food, and played a decisive role in selecting chiefs. In New England, women o&en served as sachems, or political leaders.

The word “collectively” in the passage is closest in meaning to?


Examples with Collectively

State and federal legislators are collectively putting more pressure on U.S. investors such as General Atlantic, Susquehanna International Group, and Sequoia Capital, who have collectively invested billions of dollars in ByteDance, to justify their financial commitments to Chinese firms.

–Technology

HSCs are the foundational elements of the immune system, producing all other forms of blood and immune cells, such as B and T cells, which are collectively referred to as lymphocytes.

–Science

Major central banks have collectively raised rates by over 3,750 basis points since September 2021, but the global economy has yet to experience the full impact.

–Business

Players with major-league contracts are unionized and governed by rules negotiated by the Major League Baseball Players Association, whereas players with minor-league contracts are not organized collectively.

–Sports

The trilogy of Chinese science-fiction novels, collectively referred to as “Three-Body,” features a storyline where Earth faces invasion by technologically advanced aliens and is widely interpreted as a reflection of historical Chinese fears of Western domination.

–Arts and Culture

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