collectivemanagement
nounUK /kəˈlɛktɪv ˈmænɪdʒmənt/
US /kəˈlɛktɪv ˈmænɪdʒmənt/
A way of running something where everyone in a group helps make the decisions together.
The community garden uses collectivemanagement, so all the neighbors decide together what to plant.
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2. A business style where workers share the job of planning and organizing.
The factory switched to collectivemanagement so employees could vote on schedules.
3. When a whole group takes care of a shared resource, like a forest or a park.
Collectivemanagement of the lake keeps it clean because everyone helps look after it.
4. A system where no single boss makes all the rules alone.
Under collectivemanagement, the club's rules are set by all its members.