noun🔗ShareAn association or community organized on the plan of Charles Fourier, with living space divided hierarchically and higher pay for those carrying out unpopular tasks."The idealistic students decided to create a small-scale phalanstery within their dorm, hoping that dividing chores unequally and offering extra snacks for toilet-cleaning duty would make communal living more harmonious. "philosophysocietyhistoryorganizationplanstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe dwelling house of a Fourierite community."The large, communal building served as the phalanstery for the members of the utopian community, housing everyone from farmers to teachers under one roof. "architecturebuildingsocietyorganizationhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
