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Definition of participation
1 : the act of participating
2 : the state of being related to a larger whole
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Recent Examples of participation from the Web
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Asked about Akhmetshin’s participation, Manafort spokesman Jason Maloni declined comment.
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Asked about Akhmetshin’s participation, Manafort spokesman Jason Maloni declined comment.
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Asked about Akhmetshin's participation, Manafort spokesman Jason Maloni declined comment.
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Certainly, proximity has something to do with participation.
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No, the great man’s participation is limited to lending his name and likeness to the index the fund will be based on.
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Otherwise, the participation fee is $6 for residents and $10 for nonresidents.
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One football player was suspended for the first four games of the 2016 season for selling multiple pieces of school issued equipment and participation awards valued at $820.
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But there’s a difference between targeting reliable black voters and making a play for those who have no history of electoral participation.
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First Known Use of participation
14th century
PARTICIPATION Defined for Kids
participation
playDefinition of participation for Students
: the act of joining with others in doing something Class participation counts toward your grade.
Law Dictionary
participation
Legal Definition of participation
1 : the action or state of taking part in something: as a : association with others in a relationship (as a partnership) or an enterprise usually on a formal basis with specified rights and obligations a loan made directly or in participation with a bank b : profit sharing
2a : something in which shares are taken by more than one party b : something that results in a share (as of a distribution)
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