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participation

UK/pɑːˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/US/pɑɹˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/
nounB2Common in everyday speech and writing · #5,968 of 15,258mostly written

Other forms: participations

Participation is the act of taking part in something. Encourage participation, low participation, participation rates.

It is a measurement word in official language: the participation rate is the proportion of a group actually doing something, whether voting, working or playing sport. A participation trophy is given for taking part rather than for winning.

Definitions of participation

  1. 1nounparticipationThe act of taking part in something.B2

    “The teacher gives extra marks for participation in class discussions.”

participation is a taking part.

Where it comes from

Latin participatio comes from participare, to share in — pars, a part, plus capere, to take.

  1. Proto-Indo-European

    *keh₂p-

  2. Latin

    participatiō

  3. Old French

    participacion

  4. Middle English

    participacioun

  5. English, today

    participation

From Middle English participacioun, from Middle French, from Old French participacion, from Latin participatiō. by surface analysis, participate + -ion.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

participation in the wild

  • Social dances are intended for participation rather than performance.

    Social dance

  • In political science, voter turnout is the participation rate (often defined as those who cast a ballot) of a given election.

    Voter turnout

  • In the age of easy internet participation and citizen journalism, professional creators share space, and sometimes attention with the public.

    Audience

  • Civic engagement or civic participation is any individual or group activity addressing issues of public concern.

    Civic engagement

  • Generally, public participation seeks to facilitate the involvement of those who are potentially affected by or interested in a decision.

    Public participation

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From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.

Related words

  • participate