This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

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n. The act of taking part or sharing in something: Teachers often encourage class participation.

n. the act or process of participating

n. the state of being related to a larger whole

n. 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.

n. An ownership interest or profit-sharing right.

n. The act or state of participating, or sharing in common with others.

n. Distribution; division into shares.

n. Community; fellowship; association.

n. The act or fact of participating or sharing in common with another or with others; the act or state of receiving or having part of something.

n. Distribution; division into shares.

n. Companionship.

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

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

"I will use the term participation unit to refer both to encounters and to unengaged participants; the term bystander will be used to refer to any individual present who is not a ratified member of the particular encounter in question, whether or not he is currently a member of some other encounter."

condition    status   

medium of participation   

participant    participate   

distribution    community    fellowship    association   

Alsatian    Americanization    Appalachian    Balkanization    Christianization   

involvement    coöperation    participant    leadership    share