What does “elicit” mean in this context?
Did they elicit participation from a range of people who had different views of the decision?
Is it proper to translate “elicit” here as “entail” or “include”?
I've checked the dictionary, but the translation didn't seem right to me as “draw out” or “evoke”, so I wanted to know if it is proper to translate it as “entail” or not.
“Elicit” means:
In this situation, the best replacements would be “educe” or “garner”.
The sentence is asking if some people (“they”) got responses from a diverse group of other people. Presumably, the alternative would be to have participation only from people who share one view.
Replacing “elicit” with “entail” would not work, since “entail” means:
involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence.
Replacing “elicit” with “include” would not work, since “include” means:
From Google, the verb elicit means,
evoke or draw out (a reaction, answer, or fact) from someone.
The quote "Did they elicit participation from a range of people who had different views of the decision?" asks if they drew participation from a range of people (who had different views of the decision).
This simply implies that the person who asked this wants participation from people with different opinions.
