Word: contest
Word origin: late 16th century (as a verb in the sense ‘swear to, attest’): from Latin contestari ‘call upon to witness, initiate (by calling witnesses)’, from con- ‘together’ + testare ‘to witness’. The senses ‘wrangle, struggle for’ arose in the early 17th century, whence the current noun and verb senses.
an event in which people compete for supremacy in a sport or other activity, or in a quality. Example: a tennis contest
engage in competition to attain (a position of power). Example: she declared her intention to contest the presidency
oppose (an action or theory) as mistaken or wrong. Example: the former chairman contests his dismissal
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