Contest

Definition: Contest

Contest

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; "They contested the outcome of the race".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "contest" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Note: Contest \Con*test"\, transitive verb. [imperfect & past participle. Contested; Contesting.]. (references)

Business

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Contest

Contention

Verb: contend; contest, strive, struggle, scramble, wrestle; spar, square; exchange blows, exchange fisticuffs; fib, justle, tussle, tilt, box, stave, fence; skirmish; pickeer; fight; (war); wrangle; (quarrel).

Noun: contention, strife; contest,

Hard knocks, sharp contest, tug of war.

Crosswords: Contest

That's sure going to change the Miss Universe contest! (Contact; writing credit: Carl Sagan;)

It's not a contest the two of them with themselves So don't play it for real until it gets real (Mulholland Dr.; writing credit: David Lynch)

Sir, I was wondering, did you catch the professional football contest on television last night (Coming to America; writing credit: David Sheffield)

You can't hurt Christmas, Mr. Mayor, beacuse it isn't about the the gifts or the contest or the fancy lights (How the Grinch Stole Christmas; writing credit: Jeffrey Price)

Testicular cancer should be no contest, I think (Fight Club; writing credit: Jim Uhls)

Nebraska: Ask About Our State Motto Contest (references; author: unknown)

The Eurovision Song Contest (1974)

Fong Sze Yu in a Marriage-fixing Boxing Contest (1950)

Contest Crazy (1948)

The Dance Contest (1934)

No Contest! (1934)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Contest (reference)

• Soccer Cats #1: The Captain Contest (reference)

• Socks, Socks, Socks: 70 Winning Patterns from Knitter's Magazine's Contest (reference)

• The Contest (Everest, Book 1) (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Cq Contest (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Perfect Body Contest (reference)

• No Contest (reference)

• Face the Evil (aka - No Contest II: Access Denied) (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• OPEN-CLOSE-OPEN: American Contest Solos for Snare Drum (reference)

• Bach: Geschwinde, ihr wirbelnden Winde - The Contest between Phoebus and Pan BWV 201 (reference)

• Contest Between Phoebus & Pan/ (reference)

• National Oldtime Fiddler's Contest 1997 (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Toughman Contest (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Splash as humpback - Megaptera novaeangliae - hits the water after breaching. This picture won the whale cannonball contest. Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals).

Cornelius D. Meaney and the "Belle of Samar" in cigar smoking contest Looks like she's the winner. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Oyster shucking contest at Anthony's Oyster Olympics. The Oyster Olympics helps celebrate clean Pacific waters. Credit: Fisheries.

NOAA Aircraft Operations Christmas Card entry for MacDill AFB contest. The painter is Damon Sans Souci. The NOAA entry won first place. Credit: Flying With NOAA.

Queen angelfish at the reef. 1987 Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Photo Contest entry. Credit: The Coral Kingdom.

French angelfish at the reef. 1987 Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Photo Contest entry. Credit: The Coral Kingdom.

Team pulling contest at Ohio State Fair. Credit: USDA.

Gouache painting of a pair of red-breasted mergansers by Neal Anderson, 7401 Stevens Ridge Rd., Lincoln, Nebraska 68516. Anderson, an avid hunter and outdoorsman, won the 1988 contest with a design of a pair of lesser scaup, which appeared on the 1989-90 Federal Duck Stamp. Anderson studied at Omaha Art School and has been a full-time artist since 1986, specializing in waterfowl and painting exclusively in gouache. His work is renowned for its detail, sharpness, and clarity. Return to the Federal Duck Stamp Office Home Page.

Acrylic painting of a Barrow's Goldeneye by Robert Steiner, 315 Cornwall Street, San Francisco, CA 94118. As one of the top wildlife artist's in the country, Bob Steiner, finally won the 1997 Federal Duck Stamp Contest at the age of 48 after 17 previous attempts. Chosen over 379 other entries, Steiner's Barrow's Goldeneye depicts the majesty of the species. The same design, with some enhancements, came in third in the 1995 Federal Duck Stamp Contest (the winner that year was the Surf Scoter design by Wilhelm Goebel). Mr. Steiner has designed a total of 47 duck stamp (state and other commissioned venues), more than any other artist. With a Bachelor's degree in painting and etching at the renowned Rhode Island School of Design, he also achieved a Master's degree in etching and fine art printmaking from San Francisco State University. Return to the Federal Duck Stamp Office Home Page Visit the U.S. Fish and.

Clark 1951 Duck Stamp Contest. Credit: Alaska Historical Image Library.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Thus we see, that the kings of the Indians in America, which is still a pattern of the first ages in Asia and Europe, whilst the inhabitants were too few for the country, and want of people and money gave men no temptation to enlarge their possessions of land, or contest for wider extent of ground, are little more than generals of their armies; and though they command absolutely in war, yet at home and in time of peace they exercise very little dominion, and have but a very moderate sovereignty, the resolutions of peace and war being ordinarily either in the people, or in a council. (Second Treatise of Government)

Here and there the contest breaks out into riots. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

On this ground and for this contest Wellington had the favourable side, Napoleon the unfavourable

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Business

The first, was a global e-biz, contest. (references)

For the first time, judicial procedures exist for bidders to contest a decision to award a tender. (references)

The principal producers are even in a position today to contest the market share of U.S and European dairy companies. (references)

Civil Liberties

Germany

In November 2000, the Rheinland-Pfalz Superior Court (OVG) ruled that the German Unification Church (Moon Community) was permitted to contest an immigration order prohibiting its leader's entrance into the country. (references)

Economic History

Bulgaria

So frequently the contest is among American, European and Asian suppliers. (references)

Belgium

Consequently, elections are a contest among Flemish parties on one side and Francophone parties on the other. (references)

Human Rights

Ukraine

The law permits citizens to contest an arrest in court or appeal to the prosecutor. (references)

Fiji

The HRC resumed operations in mid-September 2000 with a school-based human rights poster contest and resumed distributing publications. (references)

Malaysia

In August, a five-member Federal Court panel ruled that the five defendants could introduce affidavits with fresh information to contest their detentions. (references)

Political Economy

Bangladesh

Candidates may contest a maximum of five seats in any one election, but may only hold one. (references)

Ghana

The Government and the opposition NDC contest their differences in Parliament, where the debates are frequently lively. (references)

Trinidad

In December 2000 the UNC was reelected with an outright majority, although the PNM continues to contest two seats in on-going court proceedings. (references)

Political Rights

Paraguay

Multiple parties and candidates contest the country's leadership positions. (references)

Somalia

Somaliland and Puntland continued to contest the Sanaag and Sol regions and the Buhodle district during the year. (references)

Seychelles

Only the chief opposition party, the SNP, chose to contest the election; the Democratic Party did not field a candidate. (references)

Worker Rights

Chile

Workers often are reluctant to contest these actions because of the huge backlog in the Labor Tribunals. (references)

Brazil

Traffickers often target victims with promises of lucrative work as dancers or models in Europe; beauty contest winners have been cited as common targets. (references)

Israel and the occupied territories

Illegal foreign workers facing deportation are brought before a special court established to deal with issues related to deportation, and workers may contest the deportations. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "contest": athletic contest ♦ beauty contest ♦ bidding contest ♦ close contest ♦ contest a seat ♦ contest a tittle ♦ contest an election ♦ contest every inch of the ground ♦ drop out of contest ♦ endurance contest ♦ knockout contest ♦ obfuscated C Contest ♦ popularity contest ♦ qualifying contest ♦ sharp contest ♦ spelling contest ♦ swimming contest ♦ To contest an election. Additional references.

Beginning with "contest": contest-type.

Ending with "contest": end-of-contest, no-contest, non-contest.

Afrikaans

wedstryd (competition, game, match), kompetisie (competition). (various references)

Albanian

zënkë (contention, jar, ruction, scrap, slanging match, spat, squabble, tiff, upset), përpiqem të fitoj (dispute, woo), përleshem (fight), luftoj për (deal), luftë (battle, conflict, contention, shooting war, struggle, war), kundërshtoj (censure, challenge, combat, condemn, contradict, controvert, counter, cross, demur, deprecate, discountenance, discourage, dispute, flout, fly in the face of, gainsay, impugn, kick, mind, object, oppose, oppugn, protest, react, rebel, rebuke, rebut, recalcitrate, refuse, resist, retort, set one's face against, stick to, stickle, Stonewall, take exception to), grindje (altercation, bickering, blowup, bobbery, brawl, breach, breeze, broil, contention, disagreement, discord, disputation, dispute, dissension, feud, fight, fray, friction, jar, quarrel, squabble, strife, variance, wrangle), garë (competition, duel, emulation, meeting, race, rush), diskutim (argument, argumentation, assessment, canvass, contestation, debate, deliberation, discussion, disputation, dispute, eristic, logomachy, talk, treatment). (various references)

Arabic 

‏ناضل (agonize, buffet, combat, contend, fight, heave, militate, ply, pursue, push, strive, struggle, tug, worry, wrestle), ‏خصام (argument, contention, contestation, dispute, quarrel, row, ruction, squabble, war), ‏خلاف (clash, conflict, contention, controversy, difference, disaccord, disagreement, discord, discordance, dispute, dissension, dissidence, disunion, disunity, division, friction, odds, quarrel, question, strife, variance), ‏صراع (combat, conflict, fight, hassle, strife, struggle, tussle, warfare, wrestling), ‏سباق (competition, dash, outrigger, race, racing), ‏تبارى (compete, pit), ‏إشترك في مباراة (compete), ‏حاول أن يكسب, مباراة (match), ‏نضال (contention, fight, fighting, strife, struggle, warfare), ‏نزاع (contention, controversy, difference, disagreement, discord, discordance, disputation, dispute, division, duel, embroilment, fray, odds, quarrel, question, row, spar, squall, strife, struggle, tangle, variance, wont), ‏مباراة (competition, game, match, meeting, race, test, tournament), ‏مسابقة (bout, competition, concurrence, play, quiz, quiz programme, race, tournament, tourney), ‏متنافس (competitor, contestant, rival), ‏منافسة (competition, concurrence, emulation, rivalry, trial, vying), ‏تنافس (compete, competition, contend, contention, discord, jostle, joust, play, rivalry, vie). (various references)

Bulgarian 

състезание (competition, duel, meeting), споря (altercate, argue, cample, contend, debate, dispute, expostulate, higgle, jar, palter, polemize), спор (altercation, argument, argumentation, contention, contestation, controversy, difference, ding-dong, disputation, dispute, dissension, fight, jar, polemic, rift, run in, strife, variance, velitation, word, words), конккурс, оспорвам си, оспорвам (call down, contravene, controvert, debate, dispute, gainsay, impugn, litigate, oppugn, query, question), боря се за (champion, dispute, stand for), борба (battle, combat, conflict, ding-dong, fight, fighting, grapple, strife, striving, struggle, war, warfare, wrestle, wrestling), диспут (dispute). (various references)

Chinese 

爭奪 (fight over, vie over), 比赛 (Contested, Contesting, games, match, tournament). (various references)

Czech

zpochybnit (question), závodit (compete, race, vie), zápas (agony, battle, bout, encounter, fight, game, match, struggle, tussle, wrestle, wrestling), utkání (encounter, game), soutìžit (compete, vie), soutìž (competition, event), přít se (dispute, palter, quarrel, spar, wrangle), napadnout (attack, blight, impugn, occur, pelt), bojovat (campaign for smth., fight, struggle, war). (various references)

Danish

skolekonkurrence (contest for schools), salgsfremstød (promotional contest), Det Europæiske Melodi-Grandprix (Eurovision Song Contest). (various references)

Dutch

match (competition, game, match), concours (competition). (various references)

Esperanto

konkurso (competition). (various references)

Farsi 

مسابقه (Chase-Chace, Competition, Game, Match, Race), مشاجره (Contention, Dispute, Pique, Plea, Scuffle, Wrangle), مباحثه وجدل کردن , ستیزه کردن (Bicker, Contend, Militate, Quarrel, Squabble), اعتراض داشتن بر, رقابت (Rivalry), دعوا (Discord, Quarrel, Squeal, Strife). (various references)

Finnish

ottelu (encounter, fight, match), kilpailu (competition, event, match, meeting tournament, race, rivalry), kilpa, eittää (deny, dispute). (various references)

French

concours (competition, concurrence). (various references)

German

wettbewerb (bee, competition, match), wettkampf (competition, event, match, tournament), anfechten (appeal against, arraign, challenge, controvert, dispute, impeach, impugn, protest, tempt, to arraign, to contest). (various references)

Greek 

συναγωνισμόσ (competition, rivalry), παλεύω (contend with, fight, grapple, grapple with, wrestle), αγώνασ (battle, competition, contention, exertion, fight, heave, match), αγωνίζομαι (contend, contend with, scramble for, strive, struggle, tourney), αντιπαράθεση (clash, contradistinction, juxtaposition, stand off), αμφισβητώ (argue, be in doubt, controvert, discredit, dispute, doubt, query whether, question), διεκδικώ (assert, claim, dispute, lay claim to, vindicate), διαγωνισμόσ. (various references)

Hebrew 

מאבק (conflict, fight, hassle, struggle, tilt, tussle), לתחר (compete), לעורר (alarm, alert, appeal, excite, infuriate, inspire, instigate, occasion, promote, prompt, spark, spirit, stimulate, stir up), להתמודד (compete, pit oneself against, tackle, take on, wrestle), להתחרות (compete, rival, vie), תחרות (competition, game, match, rivalry, stakes, strife, tournament, tourney), התמודדות (struggle, tussle, wrestling), התחרות (competition, match, rivalry). (various references)

Hungarian

verseny (competition, contention, heat, pull, race, racing, strife), mérkőzés (encounter, fixture, match, stand-up fight). (various references)

Indonesian

pertengkaran (bickering, bustup, contention, fracas, fray, tow-row, wrangle), pertandingan (bout, event, game, match, tournament), peraduan, mengadu (bump, pit). (various references)

Italian

concorso (competition, competiton, concourse), contestare (challenge, deny, dispute, question). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

腕比べ , 試合　 (bout, game, match), 試合 (bout, game, match), 闘技 (competition), 競争　 (competition), 競争 (competition), 競技 (game, match), 争奪戦 (argument, competition, struggle), 争奪 (struggle), 争い (conflict, dispute, dissension, quarrel, rivalry, strife), 手合わせ (bout, game), 比べ (comparison, competition), 勝負 (bout, game, match, victory or defeat), コロンブスの卵 (Columbus Day, Columbus' egg, computer graphics, conc., concentrated, concert, concert hall, concert master, concertante, concise, conclave, concord, Concorde, concourse, concrete, concrete block, concrete jungle, concrete mixer, concrete pile, concurrent, conga, conglomerate, conglomerate merchant, Congo, congratulations, congress, congress gaiters, conscious, conservation, conservative, conservator, conservatory, consultant, consultant engineer, consulting, consulting sales, consumer, Consumer Interpole, consumering, consumerism, consumers' relation, consumers' research, consumption, CR), コンソル公債 (combine, concertina, concerto, conductor, consolidated annuities, consols, contact, contact lens, container, container bag, containerization, context, continental, continental breakfast, continental look, continental plan, continental style, continental tango, continuation, continuity, group of companies). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

そうだつせん (argument, competition, struggle), そうだつ (struggle), しあい (bout, game, match), くらべ (comparison, competition), きょうぎ (conference, consultation, creed, discussion, doctrine, game, match, narrow-sense, negotiation, paper-thin sheet of wood), きょうそう (able-bodied, boat race, competition, mania, race, regatta, robust, strong, sturdy, wild excitement), しょうぶ (bout, game, iris, match, militarism, victory or defeat, warlike spirit), うでくらべ, あらそい (conflict, dispute, dissension, quarrel, rivalry, strife), コンテスト , コンクール , とうぎ (a party council, competition, debate, discussion, party conference), てあわせ (bout, game). (various references)

Korean 

경연. (various references)

Manx

troddan (campaign, campaigning, combat, fight, fray, match; herd of cattle; pastureland, quarrel), streeu (altercate; striving, altercation, conflict, contend, contention, cope, disagree, discord, disputation, encounter, endeavour, flare up, scuffle, squabble, strife, strive, variance), caggey noi (combat, fight against), arganey noi (controvert, controvertion). (various references)

Papiamen

konkurso (competition). (various references)

Pig Latin

ontestcay.(various references)

Portuguese

disputar (argue, bicker, disagree, dispute, fight, passage, put up with, quarrel, rencontre, rencounter, run, spar). (various references)

Romanian

controversã (argument, contention, controversy, debate, disputation, dispute), contesta (challenge, dispute, impugn, litigate, oppugn, question), concurs (assistance, audition, competition, concurrence, co-operation, help), competiţie (bout, competition, event, match, meeting, strife), tãgãdui (abnegate, deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, gainsay, negate, negative), se lupta pentru, luptã (action, affair, battle, combat, efforts, encounter, engagement, fight, fighting, match, mix up, quarrel, Stour, strife, striving, struggle, war, warfare), disputã (close contest, contention, contestation, controversy, disputation, dispute, duet, issue, splutter, strife), disputa (claim, debate, dispute, oppugn, strive), discuta în contradictoriu (be at odds, contend), dezbate (agitate, argue, beat out, break, canvass, controvert, criticize, debate, dispute, fall, review), întâlnire (appointment, assignation, date, engagement, event, fight, joint, meet, meeting, rendezvous, tryst). (various references)

Russian 

состязаться (compete), состязание (competition), соревнование (competition, contention, contestation), спорить (argue, be at cross-purposes, bicker, chop logic, debate, dispute, haggle, wrangle), спор (argument, argumentation, breeze, chaffer, contention, controversy, disputation, dispute, dustup, row, splutter, strife, wrangle), оспаривать конкурс, оспаривать (call in question, contend, contend for, contravene, controvert, dispute, impugn, litigate, oppugn), матч (away match, competition, match, prizefight). (various references)

Scottish

caramasg, iomairt (conflict, employing, exercise, playing), farpuis (competition, contention, strife). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

takmičiti se (compete, contend, measure one's strength), takmičenje (bout, competition, contention, meet, tournament), spor (bovine, controversy, dilatory, laggard, lazy, litigation, logy, poky, quarrel, slow, sluggish, tardy, unhurried), osporavati (deny, impugn, oppugn), megdan, borba (action, battle, combat, conflict, fight, fighting, struggle, wrestle). (various references)

Spanish

concurso (bee, competition, concourse, gala, help, match, meeting, show), certamen (gala). (various references)

Sranan

streywega (competition). (various references)

Swedish

tävling (bee, competition, event, match, race), bestrida (challenge, contradict, contravene, defray, deny, disallow, dispute, fill, gainsay, impugn, oppugn, support, traverse). (various references)

Turkish

yarışmak (compete, contend, emulate, race, run, vie), yarışma (bout, competition, contestation, emulation, event, match, meet, racing, rivalry), tartışma (altercation, argument, argumentation, bickering, brawl, breeze, broil, bust up, contention, contestation, controversy, cross talk, debate, disagreement, discussion, disputation, dispute, hassle, jangle, moot, parley, quarrel, rap, row, set to, shooting match, spar, sparring, teach-in, wordy warfare, wrangle), rekabet etmek (compete, contend, enter into rivalry with, rival, vie), maç (event, game, match), mücâdele (battle, campaign, combat, fight, fighting, fray, hassle, race, scramble, struggle, tug, tug of war, tussle, war, warfare, wrestle, wrestling), karşılaşma (confrontation, encounter, event, fight, match, meet, meeting), karşı koymak (bear against, confront, counter, counteract, counterwork, demur, dispute, face, face up to, fend, fight back, offer resistance, oppugn, refuse, resist, set against, stand, stand out, stand out against, stand up to, stick up to, withstand), itiraz etmek (argue, argue against smth., blow the whistle on, buck, challenge, contravene, demur, deprecate, dispute, except, expostulate, gainsay, interpose, make an objection to, object, object to, oppose, protest, protest against, raise an objection to, remonstrate, take exception to, take objection to), itiraz (but, cavil, challenge, contradiction, demur, deprecation, disapproval, expostulation, objection, outcry, protest, protestation, remonstrance), inkâr (abnegation, contestation, contradiction, denegation, denial, dereliction, disallowance, disavowal, ignoring, impugnment, nay, negation, refusal, repudiation), iddia (allegation, argument, assertion, asseveration, averment, bet, charge, claim, contention, information, pleading, pretence, pretense, pretension, protestation, say so, submission), çekişmek (chaffer, compete, conflict, contend, debate, dispute, higgle, quarrel, rival, strive with), çekişme (bickering, chaffer, cliffhanger, competition, conflict, contention, contestation, controversy, debate, duel, fight, quarreling, rivalry, strife, tug of war). (various references)

Turkmen 

konkurs (r) (competition). (various references)

Ukrainian

суперництво (emulation, rivalry), суперечка (beef, controversy, debate, disagreement, ergotism, spar, sparring, tussle, variance, words), спір (argumentation, disputation, dispute), сперечатися (altercate, argue, bandy, contend, dispute, jangle, squabble, thwart, wrangle), конкурс (competition), оспорювати (challenge, contravene, controvert, quarrel, rebut), змагатися (compete, emulate, match, strive). (various references)

Vietnamese 

cuộc tranh luận (debate, disputation), cuộc đấu tranh (fighting, struggle), trận giao tranh cuộc chiến đấu, trận đấu (combat, play). (various references)

Welsh

cystadleuaeth (competition), cyfergyr (battle), ymrysonfa (match), ornest (bout, combat, duel). (various references)

a-da-min. (various references)

agon, agone, certamen, certamina, certamine, certamini, certaminibus, certaminis, certaminum, certatio, conflictus, contendere, contentio, pugna. (various references)

contester. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "contest": contestable, contestant, contestants, contestation, contestations, contested, contester, contesters, contesting, contests. (additional references)

Words containing "contest": incontestabilities, incontestability, incontestable, incontestably, uncontested. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Contest" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Coatest, cognitist, comtest, comtist, Confest, conjest, contat, contect, contemt, contesa, contesrt, contet, contis, cornettist, countest, cuntish, cuntmeat. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: centos, contes, octets, teston.

-2 letters: cento, cents, cones, conte, coset, cotes, escot, netts, notes, octet, onces, onset, scent, scone, seton, steno, stone, tents, tones, totes.

-3 letters: cent, cone, cons, cost, cote, cots, eons, nest, nets, nett, noes, nose, note, once, ones, scot, sect, sent, sett, snot, sone, stet, tens, tent, test, tets, toes.

+1 letter: contents, contests, contexts, stenotic, tonetics.

+2 letters: coattends, contempts, contested, contester, cornetist, cotenants, stockinet, stonechat, taconites, tectonics, tectonism, trecentos.

+3 letters: anecdotist, carnotites, coexistent, concretist, consistent, constative, constipate, constitute, contactees, contestant, contesters, contesting, continents, contrasted, cornetists, cornettist, cotangents, cottonseed, detections, discontent, entoprocts, entrecotes, introjects, introspect, nematocyst, nepotistic, recontacts, stenotopic, stockinets, stonechats, tectonisms, thecodonts, tonicities, touchstone, tricotines, trisection.