communitarian

adjective

com·​mu·​ni·​tar·​i·​an kə-ˌmyü-nə-ˈter-ē-ən How to pronounce communitarian (audio)
: of or relating to social organization in small cooperative partially collectivist communities
communitarian noun
communitarianism
kə-ˌmyü-nə-ˈter-ē-ə-ˌni-zəm How to pronounce communitarian (audio)
noun

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His ability to direct actors (having been one for many years) becomes an organizing principle in his pictures, which gives them a communitarian bent. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025 The communitarian ideals of radical women’s groups faded from public memory, and feminism was glossed as a movement for female careers. — Elaine Blair, The New York Review of Books, 7 Sep. 2022 The third approach is communitarian entrepreneurship. — Kim Lawton, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 In this light, the Puritans should be seen as astute progenitors of a generous and communitarian strain of American politics—one that is sorely needed today. — Harper’s Magazine , 28 Sep. 2022 See All Example Sentences for communitarian

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of communitarian was in 1840

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“Communitarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/communitarian. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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