Participation

n.	1.	The act or state of participating, or sharing in common with others; as, a participation in joy or sorrows. These deities are so by participation. - Bp. Stillingfleet. What an honor, that God should admit us into such a blessed participation of himself! - Atterbury.
	2.	Distribution; division into shares.
	3.	Community; fellowship; association.

Noun	1.	participation - the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities" Synonyms: involvement, involution, engagement Antonyms: non-engagement, non-involvement, nonparticipation - withdrawing from the activities of a group
	2.	participation - the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.) Synonyms: involvement

admissibility, admission, affiliation, assimilation, companionship, company, completeness, comprehension, comprehensiveness, comprisal, consociation, cooperation, coverage, eligibility, embodiment, embracement, encompassment, envisagement, exhaustiveness, fellowship, fraternity, fraternization, inclusion, inclusiveness, incorporation, membership, openness, partaking, reception, sharing, society, tolerance, toleration, whole