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participation

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par·tic·i·pa·tion  (pär-ts-pshn)
n.
The act of taking part or sharing in something: Teachers often encourage class participation.

par·tici·pation·al adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.participationparticipation - the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"
group action - action taken by a group of people
commitment - an engagement by contract involving financial obligation; "his business commitments took him to London"
intervention, intercession - the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.); "it occurs without human intervention"
group participation - participation by all members of a group
non-engagement, non-involvement, nonparticipation - withdrawing from the activities of a group
2.participation - the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.)
condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"

participation
noun taking part, contribution, partnership, involvement, assistance, sharing in, joining in, partaking
Translations
Spanish participation [pɑːtɪsɪˈpeɪʃən] nparticipación f
French participation [pɑːtɪsɪˈpeɪʃən] nparticipation f
German participation [pɑːtɪsɪˈpeɪʃən] participate nTeilnahme f
Italian participation [pɑːtɪsɪˈpeɪʃən] npartecipazione f

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Effingham's personal property; all, or nearly all, of which was put into the possession of Temple, who was the only ostensible proprietor in the concern, while, in secret, the other was entitled to an equal participation in the profits.
Well, and do not all these qualities, which we have been enumerating, go together, and are they not, in a manner, necessary to a soul, which is to have a full and perfect participation of being?
But Alexey Alexandrovitch was not aware of this, and, on the contrary, being cut off from direct participation in governmental activity, he saw more clearly than ever the errors and defects in the action of others, and thought it his duty to point out means for their correction.
 
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