collaborative
nounEtymology From collaborate + -ive.
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Management An organized group of people or entities who collaborate towards a particular goal
- 1895, (no by-line), "In The Halls of Learning: Columbian University", The Evening Times (Washington, DC) (19 October 1895, page 2) -- this appears to be a unique usage; very difficult to find non-adjectival uses prior to the 1970s In the literature class, which is conducted by Prof. George J. Smith, lately of Central High School, and which is a collaborative of Dr. Farquhar's course, the students are pursuing their new course.
- Concern over possible conflict between their collaborative and one set up a year ago ....1976, (no by-line), "Educational collaborative to hire full-time executive", The Birkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Massachusetts (19 June 1976, page 6)
2 more examples
- These collaboratives would consist of a team of managers, researchers, and consultants from a variety of organizations whose aim would be to better understand problems in effective health care management […]2004, Ann Page, Keeping Patients Safe, →ISBN, page 153:
- This collaborative aims at discussing ways in which patients can participate in the FDA's regulatory discussions about medical products.2018, Applied Clinical Trials Editors, “CTTI Selected to Support FDA Efforts to Increase Patient Engagement”, in Applied Clinical Trials:
- Related terms
- cooperative