Noun(1) an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants(2) a struggle between rivals
Verb(1) to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
(1) The violator is then given an opportunity to respond, defend the content in question and contest the size of the fine.(2) I don't at this stage, and I never have thought, that it's constructive to characterise it as a conflict or a contest .(3) a coalition was formed to contest the presidential elections(4) The German authorities applied this decision, refusing the customs exemption, and the applicant sought to contest this before the national court.(5) National threatens to dismantle workers rights to contest dismissal and also seek to reduce holiday entitlements.(6) In other words, the cases were substantial enough that the nurses didn't even contest the allegations or seek a less severe discipline than surrender.(7) He said at no time did he campaign for the position from any association and saw no need to get disappointed because he was just asked to contest the position.(8) Participants must agree to arbitration outside of the US court system for conflicts arising from this contest .(9) We'll get heartily sick of these two issues over the next three months but, for now, both introduce wonderful novelty to the political contest .(10) At the same time they also do not possess the means to question and contest such representations.(11) a gigantic air rifle shooting contest(12) Directors have turned the traditional good versus evil contest into the screen classics.(13) How did supporters of the proposed federal Constitution contest this position?(14) a leadership contest(15) According to the presidential election law, a party must win at least 3 percent of House seats or 5 percent of the vote to contest the presidential election.(16) Thus the struggle for legitimacy and recognition is not only a contest between traditional authorities and state actors.
Related Words
(1) beauty contest ::
सौंदर्य स्पर्धा(2) no contest ::
स्पर्धा नाही(3) spelling contest ::
शब्दलेखन स्पर्धा(4) eating contest ::
खाणे स्पर्धा(5) final contest ::
अंतिम स्पर्धाSynonyms
Noun
1. competition ::
स्पर्धा
2. fight ::
लढा
Verb
3. compete for ::
स्पर्धा
4. oppose ::
विरोध
5. debate ::
वादविवाद
6. contend ::
वाद
Antonyms
1. accept ::
स्वीकार
2. believe ::
विश्वास
3. embrace ::
आलिंगन
4. swallow ::
गिळणे
Different Forms
contest, contestable, contestant, contestants, contested, contesting, contests
Word Example from TV Shows
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My Queen, our first CONTEST.
Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 9
- Okay, new CONTEST.
LEONARD: What are you doing?
The Big Bang Theory Season 1, Episode 13
A trivia CONTEST,
The Big Bang Theory Season 5, Episode 17
...have an old-fashioned
eating CONTEST?
The Big Bang Theory Season 3, Episode 10
It's not much of a CONTEST.
The Big Bang Theory Season 4, Episode 20
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