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in-GAYJM-uh-nt/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/

Engagement is involvement: public engagement; engagement with the consultation. It also means an agreement to marry, or a formal appointment. Engage is already in the dictionary. Participation is close for taking part. Uncountable in the civic sense. Do not use engagement as a buzzword without saying who is involved. Staff engagement surveys are a HR collocation.

Meaning

Involvement with an activity or issue; also an agreement to marry; also a formal appointment.

Examples

• “The consultation showed low public engagement in the poorer wards.”
• “The consultation showed weak public engagement in poorer wards.”
• “They announced their engagement in the local paper, which is the marriage sense.”

Good to know

public / civic / staff engagement; engagement with. Marriage: an engagement. Appointment: a previous engagement. Verb: engage.

Near in meaning

involvement

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