community input
Residents' shared opinions
Community input is feedback, opinions, or suggestions gathered from members of a group affected by a decision or project.
The term appears frequently in government, urban planning, and organizational contexts: The city council sought community input on the proposed zoning changes.
Often signals participatory process, though critics note it can be performative—a box to check rather than genuine engagement.
- feedbackReturned response data
- public commentCitizen input at hearings
- public hearingOfficial meeting for citizen input
- town hallLocal government headquarters
- town councilMunicipal governing body
voices · stakeholder · civic engagement · engagement · participation · open mic · forum · hearing · listening session · residents · local residents · neighborhood · grassroots · citizens · dialogue · survey · outreach · listening
- public meetingstown hall meeting, public hearing, public forum, open forum, board meeting
- civic engagementcivic engagement, citizen participation, civic participation, civic responsibility, civic activism
- environmental reviewsenvironmental monitoring, environmental assessment, impact report, impact statement, EPA
- park featurespark bench, bench, benches, trail, trails
- surveyspoll, polls, survey, surveys, questionnaire
- design methodsbrainstorm, prototype, wireframe, mockup, storyboard
community inputautocratic rule
Governance by unchecked authority
authoritarian control · centralized control · central planning · government mandate · backroom deal
community inputexclusion
Being barred from participation
disenfranchisement · silencing · marginalization · gatekeeping
community inputsecrecy
Practice of hiding information
opacity · smoke-filled room · non-disclosure · information blackout · stonewalling
community, input, commune, communal, communally, communion, communism, communist, communicate