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 presence of citizen participation in legal decision-making encourages civic engagement, fosters public trust and reanimates the participatory ideals on which the American republic was founded. —Richard Lorren Jolly, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025

By keeping contributors at the center, Gaia is positioning itself not just as a platform, but as part of a movement toward participatory AI. —Amy Guttman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025

They were fully discussed, agreed upon in advance with his partners, and mutually participatory. —Katie Mannion, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025

Plans for the former Wal-Mart executive Marc Lore’s city of Telosa call for transparency in all government decision-making, participatory democracy, and an economic system in which residents would share in the city’s wealth. —Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 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