Communitarian

//kəˌmjuː.nɪˈtɛəɹi.ən// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An adherent of communitarianism

    "I'm a libertarian, but John here is a communitarian."

  2. 2
    A member of a community.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Considering the community to be of central importance.

    "Prior to the modern age, most human societies were communitarian."

  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to the philosophy of communitarianism.

    "This book takes a communitarian approach to ethics."

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coadjutantcoefficientcollectivecombinedcommensalcommon

Example

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"Prior to the modern age, most human societies were communitarian."

Etymology

From community + -arian, c. 1910.

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