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contest

/ˈkɑːnˌtɛst/

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noun

plural -tests

[count] an event in which people try to win by doing something better than others

a fiddle/fishing/singing contest [=competition]

He won the contest for best photograph. = He won the contest to see who could take the best photograph.

Contest winners receive a cash prize.

Will you enter the contest? - see also beauty contest, popularity contest

a struggle or effort to win or get something

She hopes to win the contest for mayor.

the presidential contest

Democrats and Republicans are engaged in a contest for control of the House of Representatives.

no contest

informal - used to say that someone or something is much better than another or can easily defeat another

When you compare the old version of the movie with the new one, it's no contest. The old one is much better.

The last time I played him it was no contest. I won easily.

US law :a statement in a court of law in which someone who has been charged with a crime does not admit guilt but also does not dispute or argue with the charge

He pleaded no contest to (the charge of) driving while intoxicated.

verb

-tests; -tested; -testing

[+ obj] :to make (something) the subject of an argument or a legal case :to say that you do not agree with or accept (something)

Several of the dead man's relatives are contesting [=disputing, challenging] his will (in court).

The losing candidate is contesting the results of the election. = (US) The losing candidate is contesting the election.

The rule is being contested by a number of students at the university. [=students are formally complaining about the rule]

[+ obj] :to try to win (something)

She plans to contest a seat in Congress next year.

Both candidates have agreed to another debate before this hotly/bitterly contested election.

[no obj] :to struggle or fight for or against something

contesting for power

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