I have participated in the first meeting vs I have participated at the first meeting

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'I have participated in the first meeting' is more commonly used and indicates involvement in the meeting. 'I have participated at the first meeting' is also correct but less common, and it emphasizes the specific location of the meeting.

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I have participated in the first meeting

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate involvement in the first meeting.

This phrase is used to express that you took part in the first meeting. 'In' is the preposition commonly used to indicate participation in an event or activity.

Examples:

I have participated in the first meeting of the year.
She has participated in the first meeting with the new team.
They have participated in the first meeting of the project.
He has participated in the first meeting of the club.
We have participated in the first meeting together.

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The Commission participated in the first meeting in Skopje and has strongly encouraged a continuation of this process.
I appreciate very much that President Cox participated in the first session of our meeting on terrorism.
I have participated in a conspiracy to hide those crimes.
I have participated in a conspiracy to hide those crimes.
Once I have participated in the national Rugby tournament.
I have participated in these debates from the very beginning.
I have seen this during successive Intergovernmental Conferences, some of which I have participated in very directly.
Mr President, I have participated in every question time since 1994, but I have never seen a scandal of this magnitude.
I have participated in the development of reporting and the report system on State finances in Finland.
In addition I have participated in the work of various non-profit-making organisations.
And I might add, I have participated in all these interviews without a single note in front of me.
Madam President, I have participated in a number of meetings in the Arctic region focusing very much on climate change.
I have participated in other debates where there were perhaps one, two or three speakers and we share the time.
We do believe the FSB participated in the first.
I drew the logo for Citibank on a napkin in the first meeting.
I have personally listened to all the speeches by the President, Romano Prodi, and I have participated in all six hearings of the candidate Commissioners.
I have participated in the vast majority of hearings held by the committee to date, and I have listened with interest to everything the relevant invited guests had to say.
As I have already said, the Commission also participated in the first European conference on multiple sclerosis last month, and that conference was organised in the context of our public health programme.
author. - Mr President, this is the first time that I have participated in a Thursday afternoon debate, so there are some lessons I think I can pick up for the Conference of Presidents with regard to making the plenary session more attractive.
For example, I have participated in decision-making on all the pension reforms since 1986, particularly the two most recent major reforms.

Alternatives:

I attended the first meeting.
I was present at the first meeting.
I took part in the first meeting.
I joined the first meeting.
I was involved in the first meeting.

I have participated at the first meeting

This phrase is correct but less common. It emphasizes the specific location of the first meeting.

'At' is used to emphasize the specific location of the meeting. While less common, it is still grammatically correct.

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The Commission participated in the first meeting in Skopje and has strongly encouraged a continuation of this process.
She won't accept his cup at the first meeting.
Rules of procedure shall be adopted at the first meeting.
But it is polite to introduce yourself at the first meeting.
The two sides had a maximum of six weeks to reach a deal but they achieved an agreement at the first meeting of the official negotiations.
It is determined by the Governing Council, normally at the first meeting of each month.
At the first meeting of substitute members on 27 July 2001, seven chapters were examined, five of which were concluded.
The question shall be considered at the first meeting after it was submitted in accordance with paragraph 2.
Thanks to intensive preparation, we managed to achieve a result that was acceptable to all sides at the first meeting of the Conciliation Committee.
The non-governmental members shall have a two-year term of membership, starting at the first meeting of the IRP immediately after their election.
The situation in the Mediterranean was an issue I raised immediately at the first meeting of the Council of Ministers for Home Affairs.
In this context, a working group on billing was established at the first meeting of the Forum in 2008.
These issues, among others, will be discussed at the first meeting of the joint customs cooperation committee on 14 November 2005.
Detailed rules on checks on the tonnages landed or transhipped shall be laid down at the first meeting of the Joint Committee.
The first chairperson shall be elected at the first meeting of the Commission for an initial term of three years.
The report must be adopted by both parties at the first meeting of the Joint Committee after the end of the project's activities.
Perhaps Commissioner De Palacio will again give some thought to what was said at the first meeting about the issue of linking this with compensation, as this may simplify the practical side of any emergency measures.
At the first meeting of the Committee, the members shall indicate one of its members as Chairman.
The two sides had a maximum of six weeks to reach a deal but they achieved an agreement at the first meeting of the official negotiations.
What did I say at the first meeting?

Alternatives:

I was present at the first meeting.
I participated in the first meeting.
I attended the first meeting.
I joined the first meeting.
I took part in the first meeting.

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I have participated in the first meeting vs I have participated at the first meeting