From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcollaborativecol‧lab‧o‧ra‧tive /kəˈlæbərətɪv $ -reɪ-/ ●○○ adjective → collaborative effort/work/project etc
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collaborative• In other collaborative activities individuals take turns in sitting vigilantly alert while others feed, thereby functioning as watchdogs or guards.• Williams is working on a collaborative anthology on the relationship between Mormons and the land.• But from the start, feature animation was a collaborative effort.• A manager's main task is to coordinate the collaborative efforts of a number of people.• The new system was the product of a collaborative project between Apple and IBM.• Members are involved in collaborative projects within Oxford, nationally and internationally. 8.• Little by little, a collaborative response appeared.• The state bureaucracy works very closely with firms to implement a comprehensive, collaborative strategy for economic growth.• Now I needed his help in order to get started again, and we took up once more our old collaborative writing habits.• a collaborative youth training program involving several businessesFrom Longman Business Dictionarycollaborativecol‧lab‧o‧ra‧tive /kəˈlæbərətɪv-reɪ-/ adjective COMMERCEa collaborative project involves two or more people, companies etc working together in order to achieve somethingUniversities and companies are currently undertaking a range of collaborative research projects in the field of biotechnology. 