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participatory
adjective par·tic·i·pa·to·ry \pär-ˈti-sə-pə-ˌtȯr-ē, pər-\
: providing the opportunity for people to be involved in deciding how something is done
Full Definition of PARTICIPATORY
: characterized by or involving participation; especially : providing the opportunity for individual participation <participatory democracy> <participatory management>
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1881
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