consociative

adjective

con·​so·​cia·​tive

kənˈsōs(h)ēˌātiv,

(ˈ)kän¦-,

-ōshətiv,

-ōs(h)ēətiv

: promoting, exhibiting, or having to do with association or fellowship

consociative behavior

the headmaster who knew little about games, though … approving of their consociative virtues

—V. V. Nabokov

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