{
    "term": "participation",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the act of taking part in an activity or event",
            "sensetop": "participation in something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a show with lots of **audience participation**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A back injury prevented active participation in any sports for a while.",
                    "contextForm": "participation in something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Teachers were asked to solicit student participation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Those who declined participation were excused and sent back to the classroom."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We were very pleased with the high level of participation in the charity events."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the decline in voting and civic participation"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["full", "broader", "greater"],
                "… of participation": ["degree", "extent", "level"],
                "verb + participation": ["encourage", "facilitate", "foster"],
                "participation + verb": ["increase"],
                "participation + noun": ["level", "rate"],
                "preposition": ["participation in"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pɑːˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃn/",
                "audio": "pa/participation/participation__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pɑːrˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃn/",
                "audio": "pa/participation/participation__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin participatio(n-), from participat- ‘shared in’, from the verb participare, based on pars, part- ‘part’ + capere ‘take’."
}