What does participation mean?
Definitions for participation
pɑrˌtɪs əˈpeɪ ʃənpar·tic·i·pa·tion
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word participation.
Princeton's WordNet
engagement, participation, involvement, involutionnoun
the act of sharing in the activities of a group
"the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"
participation, involvementnoun
the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.)
Wiktionary
participationnoun
the act or process of participating
participationnoun
the state of being related to a larger whole
participationnoun
the process during which individuals, groups and organizations are consulted about or have the opportunity to become actively involved in a project or program of activity.
participationnoun
An ownership interest or profit-sharing right.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Participationnoun
Etymology: participation, Fr. from participate.
Civil society doth more content the nature of man, than any private kind of solitary living; because, in society, this good of mutual participation is so much larger. Richard Hooker.
Their spirits are so married in conjunction, with the participation of society, that they flock together in consent, like so many wild geese. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.
A joint coronation of himself and his queen might give any countenance of participation of title. Francis Bacon.
All things seek the highest, and covet more or less the participation of God himself. Richard Hooker.
Those deities are so by participation, and subordinate to the supreme. Edward Stillingfleet.
What an honour, that God should admit us into such a blessed participation of himself? Francis Atterbury.
Convince them, that brutes have the least participation of thought, and they retract. Richard Bentley, Sermons.
Your genius should mount above that mist, in which its participation and neighbourhood with earth long involved it. Alexander Pope.
It sufficeth not, that the country hath wherewith to sustain even more than to live upon it, if means be wanting whereby to drive convenient participation of the general store into a great number of well-deservers. Walter Raleigh.
ChatGPT
participation
Participation refers to the act of taking part or getting involved in an activity, event, or situation. It can relate to the engagement in discussions, group tasks, community events, democratic processes, or collaborative projects. Participation often implies active contribution or involvement rather than passive observation.
Webster Dictionary
Participationnoun
the act or state of participating, or sharing in common with others; as, a participation in joy or sorrows
Participationnoun
distribution; division into shares
Participationnoun
community; fellowship; association
Etymology: [F. participation, L. participatio.]
Wikidata
Participation
Participation in social science refers to different mechanisms for the public to express opinions - and ideally exert influence - regarding political, economic, management or other social decisions. Participatory decision making can take place along any realm of human social activity, including economic, political, management, cultural or familial. For well-informed participation to occur, it is argued that some version of transparency, e.g. radical transparency, is necessary, but not sufficient. It has also been argued that those most affected by a decision should have the most say while those that are least affected should have the least say in a topic.
Editors Contribution
participation
Play a role
The crew participated in the production
participation
The act and process of to participate.
Participation in sport at school is of importance to all schoolchildren.
Submitted by MaryC on April 11, 2020
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'participation' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3535
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'participation' in Nouns Frequency: #1478
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of participation in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of participation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of participation in a Sentence
Upon learning of these reports, we removed this individual and prohibited him from any future participation in our programs.
Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche:
Life itself is a race, marked by a start and a finish. It is what we learn during the race, and how we apply it, that determines whether our participation has had particular value.
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak:
We have been invited to three-way talks and have confirmed our participation. First of all we're going to talk about the situation with current supplies to Ukraine and gas transit to European consumers.
Russian President Vladimir Putin:
The effective work of our military created the conditions for the start of the peace process, with the participation of the Russian military ... the Syrian armed forces and patriotic Syrian forces have been able to achieve a fundamental turnaround in the fight against international terrorism and have taken the initiative in almost all respects.
Nothing is more wholesome for America, for our system of government and politics than the increased participation of women in our leadership and their participation in our government, i honestly believe if we decrease the role of money in politics and increase the level of civility in politics, we'll even have many more women who will go forward, enter the arena, win the fight( and) make a difference.
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- deelnameAfrikaans
- مساهمةArabic
- ўдзелBelarusian
- участиеBulgarian
- účastCzech
- Beteiligung, Teilnahme, PartizipationGerman
- partoprenoEsperanto
- participaciónSpanish
- مشارکتPersian
- participationFrench
- भाग लेनाHindi
- részvételHungarian
- parto-prenarIdo
- partecipazioneItalian
- הִשׁתַתְפוּתHebrew
- 参加Japanese
- учествоMacedonian
- parteċipazzjoniMaltese
- deelname, deelnemingDutch
- deltakelseNorwegian
- udział, uczestnictwoPolish
- participaçãoPortuguese
- участиеRussian
- учешће, učešćeSerbo-Croatian
- účasťSlovak
- sodelovanjeSlovene
- участьUkrainian
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