Her şahıs, doğrudan doğruya veya serbestçe seçilmiş temsilciler vasıtasıyla, memleketin kamu işleri yönetimine katılmak hakkını haizdir.
 - Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives.
Korkarım ki bu gece toplantıya katılamayacağım.
 - I'm afraid I won't be able to take part in the meeting tonight.
Partiye katılmak istedim fakat yapamadım.
 - I wanted to take part in the party but I couldn't.
Tom törene katılmak istemiyor.
 - Tom doesn't want to take part in the ceremony.
He declined to take part in the meeting because he did not feel he had anything to add.