The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
participatory — [pär tis′əpə tôr΄ē, pər tis′əpə tôr΄ē] adj. 1. of or having to do with participation 2. allowing or providing for the participation of all members of a group [participatory democracy] * * * par·tic·i·pa·to·ry (pär tĭsʹə pə tôr ē, tōr ē) adj.… … Universalium
participatory — (adj.) 1881, from PARTICIPATE (Cf. participate) + ORY (Cf. ory). Participatory democracy attested from 1968 … Etymology dictionary
participatory — [pär tis′əpə tôr΄ē, pər tis′əpə tôr΄ē] adj. 1. of or having to do with participation 2. allowing or providing for the participation of all members of a group [participatory democracy] … English World dictionary
participatory — index common (shared), mutual (collective) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
participatory — UK US /pɑːˌtɪsɪˈpeɪtəri/ US /pɑrˈtɪsɪpətɔri/ adjective HR, WORKPLACE ► PARTICIPATIVE(Cf. ↑participative) … Financial and business terms
participatory — [[t]pɑː(r)tɪ̱sɪpe͟ɪtəri, AM tɔːri[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n A participatory system, activity, or role involves a particular person or group of people taking part in it. Fishing is said to be the most popular participatory sport in the U.K... Studies… … English dictionary
participatory — adjective Date: 1881 characterized by or involving participation; especially providing the opportunity for individual participation < participatory democracy > < participatory management > … New Collegiate Dictionary
participatory — par|ti|ci|pa|tory [pa:ˌtısıˈpeıtəri US pa:rˈtısıpəto:ri] adj [usually before noun] formal a participatory way of organizing something, making decisions etc is one that involves everyone who will be affected ▪ a participatory democracy … Dictionary of contemporary English
participatory — adjective formal a way of making decisions that is participatory involves everyone who is affected by the decisions: a participatory democracy … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
participatory — adj. Participatory is used with these nouns: ↑democracy … Collocations dictionary
