PARTICIPATORY definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of participatory in English

(Definition of participatory from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of participatory from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of participatory

participatory
But expanding participatory budgeting would be an easy and effective way to start.
Way back before electricity, people were probably gathering around the fire and telling stories, and singing songs, and it was participatory.
This is, after all, a participatory democracy, and people are participating in its history by volunteering, crafting, interpreting, re-enacting, re-creating and exploring the old -- anew.
From NPR
Organized in committees, they have been emphatic in using participatory and horizontal processes of decision-making.
Participatory budgeting is democracy in action, and one effective tool in cleaning up our city.
At the same time, this sequencing enhances the participatory value of the work.
To say that the universe is participatory is to say that consciousness matters.
Participatory meaning that women could ride alongside men -- and people could ride basically whatever they wanted.
From NPR
I think the more natural way is for it to be a participatory thing.
The times call for a national security system that is effective, efficient, participatory and agile.
Put those dollars to work through participatory activities.
From CNN
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Translations of participatory

in Chinese (Traditional)
參與性的|讓人參與的…
in Chinese (Simplified)
参与性的|让人参与的…
in Spanish
participativo…
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