noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ full
▪ broader , greater , increased
▪ mass , widespread
▪
We have to improve and increase mass ~ in sports.
▪ limited
▪ continued
▪ active , direct
▪
active citizen ~ in governance
▪ voluntary
▪ effective , meaningful
▪ individual , joint
▪ equal
▪ democratic , political
▪ civic ( esp. AmE ), community , popular , public
▪
the decline in voting and civic ~
▪ citizen , student , voter , worker
▪ labor-force ( AmE ), labour-market/labor-market
▪
The labor-force ~ of mothers has risen steadily since 1976.
▪ audience
▪
Some of the magic tricks called for audience ~.
▪ athletics , sports
▪ parental
▪ foreign , international
… OF PARTICIPATION
▪ degree , extent , level
▪
We were very pleased with the high level of ~ in the charity events.
VERB + PARTICIPATION
▪ encourage , facilitate , foster , invite , promote , solicit
▪
The club encourages ~ in sporting activities.
▪
Teachers were asked to solicit student ~.
▪ discourage
▪ broaden , increase
▪ limit , restrict
▪
He has a bad knee that will limit his ~ in training.
▪ decline , refuse (both esp. AmE )
▪
Those who declined ~ were excused and sent back to the classroom.
PARTICIPATION + VERB
▪ increase
PARTICIPATION + NOUN
▪ level , rate
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in
▪
direct ~ in the running of the country