'Participation' definitions:
Definition of 'participation'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities" [syn: engagement, participation, involvement, involution] [ant: non-engagement, non- involvement, nonparticipation]
noun
The condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.) [syn: participation, involvement]
Definition of 'Participation'
From: GCIDE
- Participation \Par*tic`i*pa"tion\, n. [F. participation, L. participatio.]
- 1. The act or state of participating, or sharing in common with others; as, a participation in joy or sorrows. [1913 Webster]
- These deities are so by participation. --Bp. Stillingfleet. [1913 Webster]
- What an honor, that God should admit us into such a blessed participation of himself! --Atterbury. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Distribution; division into shares. [Obs.] --Raleigh. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Community; fellowship; association. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'participation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- admissibility,
- admission,
- affiliation,
- assimilation,
- association,
- companionship,
- company,
- completeness,
- comprehension,
- comprehensiveness,
- comprisal,
- consociation,
- cooperation,
- coverage,
- eligibility,
- embodiment,
- embracement,
- encompassment,
- envisagement,
- exhaustiveness,
- fellowship,
- fraternity,
- fraternization,
- inclusion,
- inclusiveness,
- incorporation,
- membership,
- openness,
- partaking,
- reception,
- sharing,
- society,
- tolerance,
- toleration,
- whole