Definition of participation
: the act of participating
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Soccer is the main draw, with 95 percent of participation in that sport, Sayban said.
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The lack of female participation in ultrarunning is no secret, but those with the ability to make a tangible difference (such as race directors) haven’t really done much to correct it.
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Costumes and audience participation encouraged. 7:30 p.m. Thurs. and Fri.
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Passivity is not a sign of voluntary participation.
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The Fringe Factor: While there is a lot of audience participation, the only people who should be actually called onto the stage should be children (just hope that there are at least four of them in the crowd).
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The two-hour event features panel discussion on what the 2018 NFL Draft could bring to Cleveland, door prizes and audience participation.
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Popovich told the jury of eight women and four men last week that 10 minutes before Cox fell, Copperfield safely walked through that same area as part of another illusion that did not involve audience participation.
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Popovich said that 10 minutes before Cox went down, Copperfield had walked through that same area as part of another illusion that did not involve audience participation.
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First Known Use of participation
14th century
PARTICIPATION Defined for Kids
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
2 a
: 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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