collectiverule
nounUK /kəˈlɛktɪv ruːl/
US /kəˈlɛktɪv ruːl/
A rule that everyone in a group agrees to follow together.
The class made a collective rule that everyone would share the crayons.
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2. A decision made by a whole group rather than one person.
The club's collective rule was to meet every Friday.
3. A way of doing things that everyone in a community accepts.
Wearing helmets became a collective rule for the bike club.
4. A rule that applies to all members of a team at once.
No shouting was a collective rule during the game.