participation
noun OPAL W
/pɑːˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃn/
/pɑːrˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃn/
[uncountable]- the act of taking part in an activity or event
- a show with lots of audience participation
- participation in something A back injury prevented active participation in any sports for a while.
Extra Examples- Teachers were asked to solicit student participation.
- Those who declined participation were excused and sent back to the classroom.
- We were very pleased with the high level of participation in the charity events.
- the decline in voting and civic participation
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- broader
- greater
- …
- degree
- extent
- level
- …
- encourage
- facilitate
- foster
- …
- increase
- level
- rate
- participation in
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin participatio(n-), from participat- ‘shared in’, from the verb participare, based on pars, part- ‘part’ + capere ‘take’.