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collusion
thoughts, senses etc; calm: How can you stay so cool, calm,
and collected after an argument? —ly adv
col·lec·tion /kəˈlekʃən/ n 1 [U] the act or process of collect-
ing: The local council is responsible for the collection of
domestic waste. | He made arrangements for the collection of
his baggage from the airport. 2 [C(of)] a set of things of the
same type that have been collected: a wealthy family with a
magnificent art collection I'll add it to my stamp collection. |
Her new book is a collection of short stories. 3 [C] an act of
collecting money for example at a religious service: to take
round the collection plate in church | to organize a collection
for charity | His workmates held/made a collection for his
leaving party. 4 [C(of) usually sing.] a group, pile etc, that has
gathered together: a collection of dust in the corner | an
unusual collection of people at the party 5 [C] especially BrE the
emptying of a letterbox by a postman: What time is the next
collection? -> see also COLLECTOR
col·lec·tive¹ /kəˈlektv/ adj of or shared by a 'number of
people or groups of people considered as one or acting as
one: the collective opinion of the governments of Western
Europe | collective ownership/leadership —ly adv: We were
collectively responsible for the accident.
collective² n a group of people working together for their
shared advantage, especially a business owned and control-
led by the people who work in it
col,lective 'bargaining n [U] discussions between
employers and employees in order to reach agreement on
wages, working conditions etc
col,lective 'farm n (especially in the past in Communist
countries) a large farm made by joining a number of small
farms together, owned by the state, and controlled by the
farm workers
col,lective 'noun n tech (in grammar) a noun, such as
'committee' or 'family', that is the name of a group of people
or things considered as a unit. In the singular a collective
noun can be followed either by a singular verb or (especially
in British English) by a plural verb, so in this dictionary
collective nouns are marked [+sing./pl. v ].
col,lective responsi'bility n [U] responsibility shared
equally by a group of people: Society has a collective respon-
sibility to ensure the elderly are cared for.
col,lective un'conscious, the the idea developed by the
PSYCHIATRIST Jung that there are thoughts, feelings, and
images that are shared by all human beings, and that these
are based on memories of experiences that happened to
humans who lived in the past
col·lec·tor /kəˈlektər/ n [(often in comb.)] 1 a person employed
to collect taxes, tickets, debts etc: a rent collector 2 a person
who collects stamps, coins etc as a HOBBY: a stamp collector
col·lec·tor's item n an object of interest to COLLECTORS
because of its beauty or rarity
col·leen /'kɒli:n, kɒ'li:n∥'kɑ:-, 'kɑ:li:n/ n AmE a girl
col·lege /'kɒlɪdʒ∥kɑ:-/ n 1 [C,U] a place where people go for
more advanced education after school, especially in a par-
ticular subject or professional skill: a teacher(s') training
college | an agricultural college | He's at law college/art
college. | She started college last year. | my college scarf -> see
also SIXTH-FORM COLLEGE; see THE (USAGE) and see Feature
on page A13 2 [C] (especially in Britain) a body of teachers
and students forming a separate part of certain universities: a
member of one of the Oxford colleges | King's College Cam-
bridge 3 [C,U] AmE a school for higher education giving a
BACHELOR'S DEGREE and possibly a MASTER'S degree and
DOCTORATE -> see also JUNIOR COLLEGE 4 [C] (in Britain)
any of certain large schools 5 [C] the building or buildings
used by any of these educational organizations: The college is
next to the station. 6 [C+sing./pl. v] the teachers and students of
a college considered as a whole 7 [C] a body of people with a
(stated) common profession, purpose, duty, or right: She's a
member of the Royal College of Nursing. | the electoral college
ollege boards n [P] a set of examinations which students
must take in order to enter an American college or university.
They include the SAT.
ol·le·gi·an /kəˈli:dʒiən/ n AmE a member of a college
ol·le·gi·ate /kəˈli:dʒiət/ adj 1 of or belonging to a college
or college students: collegiate sports | a collegiate thea-
tre 2 having COLLEGES: a collegiate university
col,legiate 'church n a Christian church (not a CATHEDRAL)
with more than one regular priest or MINISTER
col·lide /kəˈlaɪd/ v [(with)] 1 to crash violently: The two
planes collided (with each other) in midair. 2 to come into
disagreement; be opposed: The President collided with Con-
gress over his budget plans. -> see also COLLISION
col·lie /'kɒli∥'kɑ:li/ n a large long-haired dog used for look-
ing after sheep or kept as a pet -> see picture at DOG
col·li·er /'kɒliər∥'kɑ:-/ n especially BrE 1 fml or old-fash a person
employed to cut coal in a mine; coal MINER 2 a ship for
carrying coal
col·li·ery /'kɒliəri∥'kɑ:-/ n especially BrE a COALMINE and the
buildings, machinery etc connected with it
Col·lins, Jack·ie /'kɒlɪnz∥'kɑ:-, 'dʒæki:/ (1941–) a British
writer who lives in HOLLYWOOD, known for her popular and
successful novels about sex and the lives of rich and famous
people. She is the sister of Joan Collins.
Collins, Joan /dʒəʊn/ (1933–) a British film and television
actress, most famous for appearing as Alexis Carrington in
the US television programme DYNASTY, and for being beauti-
ful and sexually attractive even though she is no longer
young. She is the sister of Jackie Collins.
Collins, Ju·dy /'dʒu:di:/ (1939–) a US singer, popular espe-
cially in the 1960s and 1970s and known especially for her
songs Both Sides Now (1968), Amazing Grace (1971), and Send
in the Clowns (1977)
Collins, Michael (1890–1922) an Irish politician and military
leader who was involved in the fight to make Ireland
independent of the UK. He helped to achieve the agreement
that established the southern part of Ireland as an independ-
ent state, but he was killed by political opponents who
wanted independence for the whole of Ireland.
Collins, Phil (1951–) a British ROCK SINGER and RECORD
PRODUCER. He played the drums for the ROCK GROUP Genesis
and became their main singer after Peter Gabriel left the
band. He was a successful singer on his own while he was
still the singer with Genesis, and also after he left the group.
His songs include In the Air Tonight, You Can't Hurry Love,
and Easy Lover. He also played the part of Buster Edwards in
the film Buster about the Great Train Robbery.
Collins, Wil·kie /'wɪlki/ (1824–89) a British writer, known
especially for his books The Moonstone, regarded as the first
DETECTIVE NOVEL in English, and The Woman in White
col·li·sion /kəˈlɪʒən/ n [C;U[between, with]] (an example of) the
act of colliding (COLLIDE): Three people were killed in a
head-on collision between a bus and a car. | a collision of
principles/interests
col'lision course n [(with)] a course (of movement or
action) likely to end in collision: The employers' organiza-
tion is on a collision course with the unions.
col·lo·cate /'kɒləkeɪt∥'kɑ:-/ v [(with)] tech (of words) to go
together or with another word in a way which sounds
natural: 'Strong' collocates with 'coffee' but 'powerful' does
not. | The words 'strong' and 'coffee' collocate.
col·lo·ca·tion /ˌkɒləˈkeɪʃən∥ˌkɑ:-/ n tech 1 [U] the way in
which some words regularly collocate with others 2 [C] a
habitual combination of words which sounds natural:
'Strong coffee' is a typical collocation in English but 'powerful
coffee' is not.
col·loid /'kɒlɔɪd∥'kɑ:-/ n tech a mixture of substances in
which one substance is thoroughly spread, but not dissolved
(DISSOLVE) in another -> compare SOLUTION, SUSPENSION
col·lo·qui·al /kəˈləʊkwiəl/ adj (of words, phrases, style etc)
of or suitable for ordinary, informal, or familiar conversa-
tion; not formal or special to literature: 'I'm going nuts' is a
colloquial expression. —ly adv
col·lo·qui·al·is·m /kəˈləʊkwiəlɪzəm/ n an expression used
in, or suitable for, ordinary, informal, or familiar conversa-
tion: 'Nuts' meaning 'mad' is a colloquialism.
col·lo·quy /'kɒləkwi∥'kɑ:-/ n [(with, between)] fml or old use a
formal conversation
col·lude /kəˈlu:d/ v [(with)] fml or law to act together or with
someone else in collusion: He is accused of colluding with the
terrorists to supply them with explosives.
col·lu·sion /kəˈlu:ʒən/ n [U[between, with]] especially fml or law
secret agreement between two or more people with the