commitment vs participation

commitment and participation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
commitment	Yes	No	No	No
participation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, participation is a hypernym of commitment; that is, participation is a word with a broader meaning than commitment:

Other hypernyms of commitment include engagement, involution, involvement.

commitment (noun)	participation (noun)
the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action	the act of sharing in the activities of a group
the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)	the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.)
an engagement by contract involving financial obligation
the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose
a message that makes a pledge