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par•tic•i•pa•tion

Pronunciation: (pär-tis"u-pā'shun), [key]
—n.
1. an act or instance of participating.
2. the fact of taking part, as in some action or attempt: participation in a celebration.
3. a sharing, as in benefits or profits: participation in a pension plan.

—adj.
of or pertaining to a venture characterized by more than one person, bank, or company participating in risk or profit: a participation loan.

participating preferred

participatory democracy

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participation (Thesaurus)

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