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communitarianism

communitarianism noun: the group of doctrines that oppose excessive individualism in favour of a more community-based approach.

Noun

communitarianism (countable and uncountable, plural communitarianisms)

  1. The group of doctrines that oppose excessive individualism in favour of a more community-based approach
    • […] Tony Blair dallied with communitarianism in the mid-90s and was wont to quote the Quaker philosopher John Macmurray.2009 February 9, Madeleine Bunting, “The maverick ideas of red Toryism could give Cameron a potent edge”, in The Guardian
    Antonyms:
    individualism

Antonyms of communitarianism

Forms of communitarianism

pluralcommunitarianisms

Origin of communitarianism

From communitarian + -ism.

Questions about communitarianism

What does communitarianism mean?
Communitarianism means the group of doctrines that oppose excessive individualism in favour of a more community-based approach.
What part of speech is communitarianism?
Communitarianism is a noun.
What is the plural of communitarianism?
The plural of communitarianism is communitarianisms.

Words near communitarianism in the dictionary

  1. communistical
  2. communistically
  3. Communistphobia
  4. communists
  5. communitarian
  6. communitarianism
  7. communitarianisms
  8. communitarianist
  9. communitarianists
  10. communitarians
  11. communitas

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