participation
The act of participating, of taking part in something.
Other meanings
The state of being related to a larger whole.
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.
“a decision made based on the participation of the shareholders”
Synonyms
- engagement
- involvement
Related words
- antiparticipation
- coparticipation
- multiparticipation
- nonparticipation
- overparticipation
- participational
- participationism
- participationist
- preparticipation
- proparticipation
- underparticipation
- non-participation
Word history
From Latin "participatiō".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “participation” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.