collectiveduty
nounUK /kəˈlɛktɪv ˈdjuːti/
US /kəˈlɛktɪv ˈduːti/
A job that everyone in a group must do together.
Keeping the classroom clean is a collective duty for all the students.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The responsibility of a whole society to care for its members.
Helping the poor is a collective duty of the community.
3. A task assigned to a team rather than one person.
Organizing the school fair was a collective duty of the staff.
4. The moral obligation shared by all citizens toward their country.
Voting is seen as a collective duty in a democracy.