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participative

American  
[pahr-tis-uh-puh-tiv, -payt-iv] / pɑrˈtɪs ə pə tɪv, -ˌpeɪt ɪv /

adjective

  1. involving or characterized by active participation; not passive.


Other Word Forms

  • non-participative adjective

Example Sentences

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"The people are here now building popular power; the people are building from the bottom up participative and ecological democracy," Perez said.

From Reuters • Aug. 17, 2023

Women are taught to adopt a more “more democratic and participative style” than men.

From The Guardian • Aug. 1, 2020

He ran on the promise of taking down the centralized state and replacing it with local institutions in order to make politics more participative.

From Slate • Oct. 15, 2019

Presiding Officer Ken Macintosh said he wanted the group to "help bring the parliament back to its roots, ensuring Holyrood is open, transparent, truly participative and fit for the significant challenges which lie ahead".

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2017

Scenery has never had lovers as now; and participative in this mood is Tennyson.

From A Hero and Some Other Folks by Quayle, William A. (William Alfred)