participation

play

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

Definition of participation

1 : the act of participating
2 : the state of being related to a larger whole

Recent Examples of participation from the Web

With labor force participation already lingering near its lowest levels since the 1970s, economists see a big challenge in bringing more workers off the sidelines eight years into this economic expansion.

— christopher condon, Bloomberg.com, "Fed Officials Sharpen Concerns Over Trump's Immigration Policy", 2 June 2017
Dr. Otis Brawley, the society’s chief medical and scientific officer, cautioned that the call for better cancer prevention is not about trying to shame people into compliance, but to inspire them toward more participation.

— paul sisson, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Half of all cancer deaths are avoidable. Follow these key prevention steps.", 2 June 2017
India makes its participation contingent on receiving billions and billions and billions of dollars in foreign aid from developed countries.

— glenn kessler, Washington Post, "Fact-checking President Trump’s claims on the Paris climate change deal", 1 June 2017
Teachers are implementing basic practices to address participation imbalances such as calling on students by randomly pulling names from a class set of name cards.

— erik gleibermann, The Atlantic, "The College-Town Achievement Gap", 1 June 2017
Among the highlight of this year's Senior Games will be the participation of three centenarians in events in Birmingham.

— cheryl wray, AL.com, "Senior Games start Friday, will bring thousands to Birmingham", 31 May 2017
The series expects participation through the nearly eight weeks of play to be at or around the record 107,833 who played during last year’s tournament, said Seth Palansky, the tournament’s spokesman.

— regina garcia cano, The Seattle Times, "World Series of Poker tournament opens in Las Vegas", 30 May 2017
Gen. H. R. McMaster, said that Mr. Trump’s participation in the ceremony was an implicit endorsement of Article 5.

— michael d. shear and mark landler, New York Times, "Trump Ends Trip Where He Started: At Odds With Allies and Grilled on Russia", 27 May 2017
The Chicago metro area hit record-low unemployment in April, but state officials highlighted sluggish job growth and declining labor force participation as no reason to celebrate.

— alexia elejalde-ruiz, chicagotribune.com, "Chicago metro area hits record low unemployment in April", 25 May 2017

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14th Century

First Known Use of participation

14th century

PARTICIPATION Defined for Kids

participation

play

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

Definition of participation for Students

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

Law Dictionary

participation

noun par·tic·i·pa·tion

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)