participation

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par·tic·i·pa·tion | \ (ˌ)pär-ˌti-sə-ˈpā-shən

, pər- \

Definition of participation

: the act of participating

Examples of participation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Meanwhile, following years of decline in youth football participation, the league made overt attempts at attracting children: in highlights, Nickelodeon slime cannons were unleashed. — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, "The Story on Sunday Was Tom Brady, but the Super Bowl Was Won with Defense," 8 Feb. 2021 This was a 28% increase in participation from last year’s event, organizers say. — Anna Caplan, Dallas News, "Southlake rounds up 146 gallons of cooking oil and grease in holiday collection," 5 Feb. 2021 Unlike church and bowling leagues, singing was seeing a rise in participation. — Richard Read Seattle Bureau Chief, Los Angeles Times, "A baritone finds a safe way choirs can sing together again: over car radios," 30 Dec. 2020 Illinois is seeing steady growth in worker participation despite the economic mess brought on by the coronavirus. — New York Times, "Saving at Work for Retirement: A Perk Coming to More States in 2021," 22 Dec. 2020 In extreme cases, the tensions are prompting members to leave churches altogether, exacerbating a yearslong decline in religious participation among Americans. — WSJ, "Abortion, Guns and Trump: A Church Group Tries to Navigate America’s Divisions," 18 Dec. 2020 Usually, runoffs have a drop-off in participation, attracting 20 to 30% fewer voters than the original election. — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, "Georgia’s Runoff Elections Could Come Down to 23,000 Newly 18-Year-Old Voters," 15 Dec. 2020 Republicans historically outperform Democrats in runoff participation. — Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner, "Early in-person voting starts in Georgia," 14 Dec. 2020 The disconnect in school participation — which experts say is sometimes outside a student’s control — is manifesting in poor grades. — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, "For many teachers, distance learning is a constant fight to get students to engage," 6 Dec. 2020

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“Participation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/participation. Accessed 2 Mar. 2021.

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participation

noun

par·tic·i·pa·tion | \ pär-ˌti-sə-ˈpā-shən

Kids Definition of participation

: the act of joining with others in doing something Class participation counts toward your grade.

participation

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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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