PARTICIPATION

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I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of sharing in the activities of a group

Example:

the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities

Synonyms:

engagement; involution; involvement; participation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("participation" is a kind of...):

group action (action taken by a group of people)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "participation"):

commitment (an engagement by contract involving financial obligation)

intercession; intervention (the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.))

group participation (participation by all members of a group)

Antonym:

nonparticipation (withdrawing from the activities of a group)

Derivation:

participate (become a participant; be involved in)

participate (share in something)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.)

Synonyms:

involvement; participation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("participation" is a kind of...):

condition; status (a state at a particular time)

Derivation:

participate (become a participant; be involved in)

participate (share in something)

Credits

Context examples:

The period of time during which a participation in activity continues.

(Participation Duration, NCI Thesaurus)

It integrates information about clinical trials participation (including human subjects' protection), treatment advances, and related resources for patients and physicians.

(CancerTrials, NCI Thesaurus)

A document explaining all relevant study information to assist the study volunteer in understanding the expectations and requirements of participation in a clinical trial.

(Consent form, NCI Thesaurus)

If so, you may feel great satisfaction, knowing your participation made a difference to those who suffer.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

It was designed only to express his participation in all that interested her, and to tell her that he had been hearing what quickened every feeling of affection.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

All I had gathered from it amounted to this,—that there was a mystery at Thornfield; and that from participation in that mystery I was purposely excluded.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

My participation in some of his adventures was always a privilege which entailed discretion and reticence upon me.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

By signing this document the investigator confirms his participation and his role in the study and assumes responsibility and accountability associated with this role.

(Investigator Signature, NCI Thesaurus)

The link between frequent participation in sport and obesity levels has generated inconsistent findings in previous research, but many of these studies were looking at BMI only.

(Children who walk to school less likely to be overweight or obese, study suggests, University of Cambridge)

Consent by a patient to a surgical or medical procedure or participation in a clinical study after achieving an understanding of the relevant medical facts and the risks involved.