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Participation vs Competition - What's the difference?

participation | competition |

As nouns the difference between participation and competition

is that participation is the act or process of participating while competition is competition.

participation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • the act or process of participating
  • the state of being related to a larger whole
  • 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.
  • An ownership interest or profit-sharing right.

    • Related terms

    * participate * participant

    competition

    English

    (wikipedia competition)

    Noun

  • (label) The action of competing.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8 , passage=The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;
  • (label) A contest for a prize or award.
  • The competitors in such a contest.

    • Antonyms

    * (action of competing) cooperation

    Derived terms

    * competitioner * economic competition

    Related terms

    * competitive