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pāpori

1. (modifier) communal, community, public, social.

I pūmau tonu ia ki āna kaupapa tōrangapū, kaupapa pāpori (TTR 2000:238). / He continued to adhere to his political and social views.

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2. (noun) social, society, public - of or relating to society or its organisation.

He mea tuku atu e ia i taua wā he pūrongo ki te Tari Māori e whakarāpopoto ana i ngā āhua e taea ai te whakatika ake te mātauranga, te hauora, te pāpori me te ōhanga o te hunga Māori o Te Wairarapa (TTR 2000:77). / At this time he presented a report to the Department of Māori Affairs, summarising ways to improve the educational, health, social and economic position of Wairarapa Māori.

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Synonyms: marake, marea, iwi whānui, mārakerake, tūmatanui, hapori whānui

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