participation

noun

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

pər-

: the act of participating

Examples of participation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

More participation means more people learning Spanish, becoming medics or paralegals and getting their notary licenses, said Beth Strano of Borderlands Resource Initiative. —Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026

Registration deadlines, confusing rules and inconsistent access make participation harder at the very moment young people become eligible to vote. —Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026

In a college sports landscape historically dominated by men’s football and basketball, women’s flag football offers a new way to broaden participation opportunities. —Maura Carey, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026

Our participation with our common home? —Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for participation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration

Legal Definition

participation

noun

par·​tic·​i·​pa·​tion

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)