participative
participative Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Characterized by or involving active participation, especially in decision-making within an organization, group, or management system.
"The new director introduced a participative management style that encouraged employees at every level to contribute ideas."
Word Nuance & Usage
While largely synonymous with 'participatory', 'participative' is especially favored in business and organizational contexts (such as 'participative management' or 'participative leadership'), whereas 'participatory' is more common in politics, education, and the arts (such as 'participatory democracy').
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in English from the verb 'participate' plus the suffix '-ive', ultimately deriving from Latin 'participatus', the past participle of 'participare' ('to share in, partake of'), from 'pars' ('part') and 'capere' ('to take').