intentional community

American  

noun

1. a community designed and planned around a social ideal or collective values and interests, often involving shared resources and responsibilities.

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Example Sentences

"All of Us values intentional community engagement to ensure that populations historically underrepresented in biomedical research can also benefit from future scientific discoveries," said Karriem Watson, D.H.Sc.,

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2024

Their individual journeys eventually lead to Elkmoon Beguine, an intentional community of ranchers, musicians, poets and restaurateurs.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2023

All she knows is there's this woman who is running an intentional community and, as far as she can tell, it's working and it's really helping her and she's doing really well.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2023

The farm-based Acorn Community is a secular, egalitarian intentional community on 72 acres in Mineral, Virginia, that supports “radical sharing” and “encourages personal responsibility,” according to its website.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2023

This is a good example of an intentional community.

From Civilization and Beyond Learning from History by Nearing, Scott