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

The 34-year-old had booked a trip to take in last season’s derby, only for it to be moved because of Liverpool’s participation in cup competitions. —Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 2 May 2025

Part of that shift has been ordering investigations related to the administration’s priorities, such as ending the participation of transgender girls and women in girls’ and women’s sports. —Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 2 May 2025

The study also found patients who stayed married fared better overall, and patients who separated had greater use of antidepressants, less participation in clinical trials, more frequent hospitalizations and other negative consequences. —Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 1 May 2025

As participation in civic life waned, social trust and cohesion also eroded. —Michael Sheldrick, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025

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)