communitarianism

noun

The group of doctrines that oppose excessive individualism in favour of a more community-based approach

Opposite
individualism
RareFirst used 1980sScrabble 24
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Meanings

nouncommunitarianism (countable and uncountable, plural communitarianisms)

plural communitarianisms

  1. countableuncountableethicsThe group of doctrines that oppose excessive individualism in favour of a more community-based approachFirst known use 1980s

    […] 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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe group of doctrines that oppose excessive individualism in favour of a more community-based approach

Opposite
individualism

Origin

From communitarian + -ism.

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Translations

Catalan comunitarisme
  • comunitarismedoctrine opposing execessive individualism
French communautarisme
  • communautarismedoctrine opposing execessive individualism
German Kommunitarismus
  • Kommunitarismusdoctrine opposing execessive individualism
Hungarian kommunitarizmus, kommunitarianizmus
  • kommunitarizmusdoctrine opposing execessive individualism
  • kommunitarianizmusdoctrine opposing execessive individualism
Italian comunitarismo
  • comunitarismodoctrine opposing execessive individualism
Korean 공동체주의
  • 공동체주의 (gongdongchejuui)doctrine opposing execessive individualism
Portuguese comunitarismo
  • comunitarismodoctrine opposing execessive individualism
Russian коммунитаризм
  • коммунитаризм (kommunitarizm)doctrine opposing execessive individualism
Spanish comunitarismo
  • comunitarismodoctrine opposing execessive individualism
Welsh cymunedoliaeth
  • cymunedoliaethdoctrine opposing execessive individualism
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APA

communitarianism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/communitarianism

MLA

“communitarianism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/communitarianism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “communitarianism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/communitarianism.

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