noun
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Controversy; debate.
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no contest
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Struggle for superiority; combat.
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A competition.
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The child entered the spelling contest.
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verb
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To contend.
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I will contest for the open seat on the board.
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To call into question; to oppose.
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The rival contested the dictator's re-election because of claims of voting irregularities.
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To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.
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The troops contested every inch of ground.
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To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist, as a claim, by course of law.
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Examples of contest in a Sentence
None of us would win a beauty contest, would we?
What is this, a contest between you guys?
The contest and punishment of Marsyas were favourite subjects in Greek art, both painting and sculpture.
It was hard to say whether Alex was withholding facts so she couldn't contest his decisions or simply because he thought she did not need to know.
The period from 1790 to 1835 was marked by a prolonged contest between the eastern and the western counties.
Cynthia lost the staring contest and shuffled out of the room.
A contest awhile back called for people to speculate what would be the best device to hook up to the Internet.
A sham contest was changed into a fatal fray by the treachery of Ishbaal's men; and in the battle which ensued Abner was not only defeated, but, by slaying Asahel, drew upon himself a bloodfeud with Joab.
She persisted, and a contest of wills followed.
I told her fine and considered informing her Molly knew about the contest entry.
He maintained close relations with Poland because of the Turkish advance and the Polish contest with the Teutonic Knights.
The fact that a voluntary society with limited funds must contest the illegal decisions of local councils, without government support, seems likely to render this portion of the act of 1908 a dead letter.
Into these regions descended Hibil the brilliant, in the power of Mana rabba, just as in the Manichaean mythology the "primal man," armed with the elements of the king of light, descends to a contest with the primal devil.
Not surprising at all, Alex and Lillie won the contest.
Make it a contest and have guests compete against one another.
According to the lawyer, Lori could contest the will — which would be expensive and straining on everyone.
This season brought in some changes to the Idol format and is mostly remembered for having the only male winner of the contest, Ruben Studdard.
By using the service they can compete in the offered contest prizes for most used mp3 in a musicgram (for mp3 most send in a musicgram).
Lifehouse has also sponsored a First Time cover contest for musicians, which you can view on YouTube.
The girls may even enjoy a karaoke contest.
Just be thankful you didn't go after the million before they yanked the contest.
A voice announced that the next dance would be a contest – the Cha Cha.
We continue to contest the legality of the scheme.
Some contestants go on to lose more weight after being eliminated from the show by using the skills learned during the contest and competing at home for a $100,000 prize.
Ironically, McCarroll had not won any of the challenges during the course of the show and instead only won the main contest.
Even the trash-can liner newspaper that caused us to be hunted down by reward-sniffing hounds has backed off, terminating their contest.
I was candid, omitting only the fact Julie had sent an entry to the newspaper contest.
What are your thoughts on my trying to see what happened to the entries in the million dollar contest?
I explained I was interested in information on the now closed million dollar contest.
Perhaps the culprit was the person who beat me to the publisher in Vermont, the sponsor of that idiotic contest!
I agreed with my wife but pointed out even though Bryce had tracked us down, I couldn't think of any other slip ups besides Julie's contest that would point to us.
He agreed that Bryce must have located us by way of Julie's entry in the million dollar contest.
The two demons were locked in a silent staring contest.
Felipa looked doubtful, but she didn't contest him.
The contest between Theseus and the Minotaur was frequently represented in Greek art.
Porus was prepared to contest the passage of the Hydaspes with all his strength.
He at last abandoned the contest which had distracted Europe.
In those countries where the Reformation triumphed, this triumph represented the victory of the civil over the clerical powers in the long contest.
By way of examples of L'Herminier's observations, what he says of the two groups that had been the subject of Cuvier's and the elder Geoff roy's contest may be mentioned.
In the exciting contest for the presidency in the house of representatives between Jefferson and Burr, it was Gallatin who led the Republicans.
When, after this contest, Jefferson became president (1801), there were two men whose commanding abilities marked them for the first places in the cabinet.
The contest was bitter, personal, factious and full of intrigue.
Martin Van Buren, then in the Crawford interest, came to the conclusion that the candidate for the second place, by his foreign origin, weakened the ticket, and in October Gallatin retired from the contest.
A divine bull is sent to wage a contest against Gilgamesh, who is assisted by his friend Eabani.
The gross receipts from this export trade amounted in the year1908-1909to £T99,564, and the profits approximately to £T12,000, in spite of the contest between Liverpool and Spanish salt merchants on the Calcutta market, which led to a heavy cutting of prices.
The Jews bury here their chief priests, a right the Moslems at times contest, and in 1889 a serious conflict between Jews and Moslems resulted from an attempt of the former to exercise this right.
The Dynamics of a Particle was written on the occasion of the contest between Gladstone and Mr Gathorne Hardy (afterwards earl of Cranbrook); and The New Belfry in ridicule of the erection put up at Christ Church for the bells that were removed from the Cathedral tower.
His first tragedy was produced between 452-449 B.C.; and he was third to Euripides and Iophon in the tragic contest of 429.
She is also connected with Poseidon in the legend of Erechtheus, not as being in any way akin to the former in nature or character, but as indicating the contest between an old and a new religion.
After a heated contest Mr Bryan again suffered a decisive defeat, President Taft securing 321 electoral votes to Mr Bryan's 162.