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

And in the art world, where her career began, she has been well recognized by now as a pioneer of multimedia, conceptual, performance and participatory art; she’s had big retrospectives and permanent installations. —Jon Pareles, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025

Black’s participatory energy extended to his sketch work too. —Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2025

Aditi is a nuclear engineer and had been using participatory design in her research, and Katie had been teaching ethics and design to engineering students for many years. —Aditi Verma, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025

Furthermore, this system promotes a more participatory care model, where family members and caregivers actively contribute to the patient's safety and well-being. —Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 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