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

Though these core concerns have remained a constant in the group’s practice, its conceptual orientation has shifted over the past several years, from a focus on spatial interventions toward more explicitly participatory practices that question authorship and artwork. —Joanna Warsza, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025

The Self-Portrait Project, known globally for its socially conscious method of participatory photography, will lead production and photography. —Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025

In 1988, following a participatory amendments process through the National Constituent Assembly, Brazil enacted a new constitution that guarantees a broad menu of civil, political, and human rights. —Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2025

His government has consolidated its authority, but in ways that have not been fully participatory and inclusive. —Sam Heller, Time, 23 Sep. 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