# participation

Pronunciation: US say "par-ti-si-PAY-shuhn" /pɑɹˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/; UK say "pah-ti-si-PAY-shuhn" /pɑːˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/

## Noun

1. The act of taking part in something, especially an activity shared with others.
   - Simple: Taking part in an activity, especially together with other people.
   - _Active participation in the workshop is expected of every attendee._
   - _Voter participation rose sharply during the last election._
2. A process in which individuals, groups, and organizations are consulted about or given the chance to take an active role in a project or program.
   - Simple: A process that lets people share their views and help shape a project.
   - _Public participation in the zoning review brought many residents to the meeting._
   - _The agency built participation into every stage of the program's design._
3. The state of being connected to, or part of, a larger whole.
   - Simple: Being part of something bigger than yourself.
   - _The mystics spoke of the soul's participation in the divine._
   - _Ecologists stress each species' participation in the broader ecosystem._
4. An ownership interest in a venture, or a right to share in its profits.
   - Simple: A share in owning something or in its profits.
   - _The bank sold its participation in the syndicated loan to another lender._
   - _Each partner's participation entitles them to a portion of the annual profits._

## Origin

It comes from Middle English participacioun, borrowed via Middle and Old French participacion, from Late Latin participatiō. By surface analysis it can be read as participate plus the suffix -ion.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/participation (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).