communitarian
adjective
com·mu·ni·tar·i·an kə-ˌmyü-nə-ˈter-ē-ən 
: of or relating to social organization in small cooperative partially collectivist communities
communitarian noun
communitarianism
kə-ˌmyü-nə-ˈter-ē-ə-ˌni-zəm
noun 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Goldin, an economist, documents but offers no prescription, while journalist Jaffe’s final chapter points us toward a more communitarian system in which our love is not co-opted by capitalism and where all have leisure time. 
Hanna Hart, Forbes, 2 June 2022 After all, in the crisis of a pandemic, answers can only be found expeditiously if people -- be it for selfish or communitarian reasons -- are willing to roll up their sleeves and contribute to the public good. Kent Sepkowitz, CNN, 3 Apr. 2022 The dynamic, communitarian version shut down in 2009, part of an effort by Berkeley to formalize the center and comply with federal regulations. Isabella Cueto, STAT, 28 Mar. 2022 The Progressive Era also involved an equilibrium between a communitarian ethos and the liberal credo of individual freedom. Win Mccormack, The New Republic, 17 Mar. 2022 At that point, Emerson was dallying with communitarian ideals, and doubtless found the idea of a house guest more palatable than carting manure at the nearby utopian compound of Brook Farm. James Marcus, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2021 Utopian religious sects like the Shakers, the Oneida Community, and the Amana Colonies combined handcraft, communitarian economics, and piety. Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books, 19 Aug. 2021 Europeans had more rights, but adopted them in a more communitarian spirit, reconciling them with other commitments. Samuel Moyn, The New Republic, 9 Mar. 2021 In a misguided, contrarian reading of Capra’s communitarian masterpiece, Deneen asserts that George Bailey, its hero, is actually a villain. Jack Butler, National Review, 25 Dec. 2020 See More
Hanna Hart, Forbes, 2 June 2022 After all, in the crisis of a pandemic, answers can only be found expeditiously if people -- be it for selfish or communitarian reasons -- are willing to roll up their sleeves and contribute to the public good. Kent Sepkowitz, CNN, 3 Apr. 2022 The dynamic, communitarian version shut down in 2009, part of an effort by Berkeley to formalize the center and comply with federal regulations. Isabella Cueto, STAT, 28 Mar. 2022 The Progressive Era also involved an equilibrium between a communitarian ethos and the liberal credo of individual freedom. Win Mccormack, The New Republic, 17 Mar. 2022 At that point, Emerson was dallying with communitarian ideals, and doubtless found the idea of a house guest more palatable than carting manure at the nearby utopian compound of Brook Farm. James Marcus, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2021 Utopian religious sects like the Shakers, the Oneida Community, and the Amana Colonies combined handcraft, communitarian economics, and piety. Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books, 19 Aug. 2021 Europeans had more rights, but adopted them in a more communitarian spirit, reconciling them with other commitments. Samuel Moyn, The New Republic, 9 Mar. 2021 In a misguided, contrarian reading of Capra’s communitarian masterpiece, Deneen asserts that George Bailey, its hero, is actually a villain. Jack Butler, National Review, 25 Dec. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
1840, in the meaning defined above