PARTICIPATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does participation mean? 

• PARTICIPATION (noun)
  The noun PARTICIPATION has 2 senses:

1. the act of sharing in the activities of a group

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

  Familiarity information: PARTICIPATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PARTICIPATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of sharing in the activities of a group

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

engagement; involution; involvement; participation

Context example:

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

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.)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

involvement; participation

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)

 Context examples 

The criteria in a protocol that prospective subjects must meet to be eligible for participation in a study.

(Inclusion Criteria, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

To be part of or connected by participation, association or use.

(Involved, NCI Thesaurus)

The accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities.

(Experience, NCI Thesaurus)

List of characteristics in a protocol, any one of which may exclude a potential subject from participation in a study.

(Exclusion Criteria, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

One of a set of ordered partitions of an experimental unit's participation in a study.

(Clinical Trial Epoch, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

To have a connection by participation or association or use; sharing in an activity or process.

(Involvement, NCI Thesaurus)

Knee problems can interfere with many things, from participation in sports to simply getting up from a chair and walking.

(Knee Injuries and Disorders, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

If the occurrence date is within the study participation date range then this indicator will be "true".

(Performed Medical Condition Result Medical History Indicator, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

The intended period of time for the planned study site's participation in the study.

(Planned Study Site Planned Duration, NCI Thesaurus)

The status of a person in relationship to his participation in a given activity.

(Participation Status, NCI Thesaurus)