contest
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Definitions ofcontest
- Controversy; debate.
Synonyms: controversy, debate, discussion
Example: "no contest"
- Struggle for superiority; combat.
- A competition.
Synonyms: competition, pageant
Example: "The child entered the spelling contest."
- To contend.
Example: "I will contest for the open seat on the board."
- To call into question; to oppose.
Synonyms: "call into question", oppose
Example: "The rival contested the dictator's re-election because of claims of voting irregularities."
- To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.
Example: "The troops contested every inch of ground."
- To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist, as a claim, by course of law.
Synonyms: controvert
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