collective agreement
noun
HRukus[C]
aformalagreementbetweengroupsorpeople,especiallyanagreementreachedbycollectivebargaining:
Talksstalledearlierthisyearafter theyfailedtoreachacollectiveagreement.
[U]
theprocessin whichgroupsorpeoplereachanagreementabout something,especiallybycollectivebargaining:
Therequiredreductionin theworkforcewasachievedbycollectiveagreement.