participatory

adjective

par·​tic·​i·​pa·​to·​ry pär-ˈti-sə-pə-ˌtȯr-ē 

pər-

: characterized by or involving participation

especially : providing the opportunity for individual participation

participatory democracy

participatory management

Examples of participatory in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The new design incorporates extensive community feedback from an ongoing participatory process that began in 2023, which Lincoln Center says includes feedback from local neighbors, New York City Housing Authority residents, community groups, students, and New Yorkers in general. —Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 May 2025

History Offers a Guide The result was a form of participatory governance and local democracy. — Made By History, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025

There’s abundant wine tourism programming, such as tastings of vintages produced on site, special wine dinners and participatory harvest experiences. —Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025

Those of us who have been youth researchers in a participatory action research group project have seen strong evidence of these problems. —Daquan Ford, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for participatory

• adjudicatory
• anticipatory
• articulatory
• classificatory
• conciliatory
• congratulatory
• discriminatory
• ejaculatory
• emancipatory
• hallucinatory
• interlaboratory
• interrogatory