Background and Participation

Background

Background noun - The physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed.

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Participation and background are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Participation" instead a noun "Background".

Participation noun - The act of sharing in the activities of a group.

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Background and participation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead a noun "Participation".

single	single background	single participation
poor	poor background	poor participation
actual	actual background	actual participation
real	real background	real participation
Other adjectives: extensive, little, social, religious, general, minor, extra, unusual.

His background participation in "Where the Buggalo Roam" (in which he spends the entire episode freeloading off the Wongs) just hammers the point home.

Source: Flanderization / Western Animation
Yuri's participation in large conflicts typically plays out as leading a small strike force pursuing a key objective with the larger battle in the background.

Source: Space Battle

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