communitarian
adjective
com·mu·ni·tar·i·an
kə-ˌmyü-nə-ˈter-ē-ən 
: of or relating to social organization in small cooperative partially collectivist communities
communitarian
noun
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The third approach is communitarian entrepreneurship.
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Kim Lawton, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Media ethics textbooks are starting to include some non-Western philosophies, such as Eastern religious principles from Islam and Buddhism, Chinese communitarian principles from Confucius, and African humanitarian principles such as Ubuntu.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
Nowhere was that communitarian spirit more prominent than in the complicated project of establishing the Innocenti.
—Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
His ability to direct actors (having been one for many years) becomes an organizing principle in his pictures, which gives them a communitarian bent.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
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Kim Lawton, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Media ethics textbooks are starting to include some non-Western philosophies, such as Eastern religious principles from Islam and Buddhism, Chinese communitarian principles from Confucius, and African humanitarian principles such as Ubuntu.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
Nowhere was that communitarian spirit more prominent than in the complicated project of establishing the Innocenti.
—Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
His ability to direct actors (having been one for many years) becomes an organizing principle in his pictures, which gives them a communitarian bent.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
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