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contention
  1. Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
  2. A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion of strife; a position taken or contended for.
  3. (computing) Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.
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    1. “In view of their Lordships, however, such a contention is not maintainable.”
      “The question about veneration and worship of manuscripts has historically been a point of contention in some sectarian Jain debates.”
      “Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United may be in a heated contention for the title, but off the pitch, their star players are competing as well. Did you see what they were up to?”
contest
  1. (uncountable) Controversy; debate.
  2. (uncountable) Struggle for superiority; combat.
  3. (countable) A competition.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “I won a baking contest very similar to this contest many years ago. I entered my own original recipe for Magic AppleMeister Cookie Bars, and I won!”
      “Golding and Schenk are locked in an increasingly hot and bitter contest for a seat on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors.”
contestation
  1. The act of contesting; emulation
  2. Proof by witness; attestation; testimony.
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    1. “We need as much genuine debate and political contestation as a democratic system such as ours can muster.”
      “As major metropolises and sites of colonial contestation, all five cities, including Paris, share similarly complex histories.”
      “The Tudor dynasty's right to the throne was vulnerable to contestation, and the theaters were thought able to influence public opinion.”
contender
  1. Someone who competes with one or more other people.
  2. Someone who has a viable chance of winning a competition.
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    1. “One sees it in the most brilliant shades, blinding and confusing in their seeming attempt to outdo any contender for the title of the most glaring.”
      “Her trainer said yesterday that she would be a strong contender for a place in the British team.”
      “A kayo loss to Jean Claude Bouttier in France in 1972 finished Doyle as a serious contender.”
contestant
  1. A participant in a contest; specifically, a person who plays a game, especially one on a TV game show.
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    1. “Just about every quiz show on television ends with some sort of vote to send a contestant packing.”
      “She would outdo any contestant in a cooking contest with her culinary skills.”
      “Ross learned a week later that she was selected to be part of the contestant pool, she said.”
contestability
  1. The property of being contestable or debatable.
  2. Examples:
    1. “And the contestability of the market means that it cannot take that present back once it has acquired a monopoly.”
      “Some were surprised to hear him enthusiastically espouse the private sector and contestability at the launch.”
      “There also appears to be a contestability of views on national security within the Government.”
contendent
  1. (obsolete) An antagonist; a contestant.
contendress
  1. (nonce word, obsolete) A female contender.
contentiousness
  1. The state of being contentious.
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    1. “The contentiousness came to a head just before the primary, when the two candidates met in the street and engaged in a half-hour verbal slugfest.”
      “Despite the contentiousness of a mandatory fee for a universal transit pass, it did pass by a small majority.”
      “Rather, his competence would be questioned for allowing so much contentiousness to exist on his patch.”
contester
contending
contestations
  1. plural of contestation
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    1. “While the contestations within the field of gender and sexual identity are important, they may also be symptomatic of larger conflicts.”
      “Two other chapters examine one Bulgarian ex-state enterprise's resistance to marketisation, and contestations over the Czech Republic's restructuring of coal mines.”
contendresses
  1. plural of contendress
contestants
  1. plural of contestant
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    1. “Christine took the bad news well enough but the rest of the Top 9 contestants were devastated to see their fellow singer sent home.”
      “Woolery has great presence, and always maintains a good rapport with the contestants.”
      “Advertisements, particularly those of cigarettes, should not appear on the clothes, footwear or other accoutrements of the contestants.”
contentions
  1. plural of contention
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    1. “I am not saying you do not have arguments against the contentions the applicant would wish to make.”
      “The statement and evidence of the defendant contains strong specific contentions that the prosecution is politically motivated.”
      “There are, almost daily, reporters' observations, columnists' opinions and e-mail complaints that support my contentions.”
contendents
  1. plural of contendent
  2. Examples:
    1. “In all notable changes and revolutions the contendents have been still made a prey to the third party.”
contendings
contenders
  1. plural of contender
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The two contenders have said we have to take their hand if we're to live well and live safely.”
      “The two main contenders are hypersonic ramjets or scramjets and nanotube-based space elevators.”
      “Fantastic Light will be one of the leading contenders for the Classic although he has never previously raced on a dirt track.”
contesters
contests
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