Definition of Contesting. Meaning of Contesting. Synonyms of Contesting

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Definition of Contesting

Contesting
Contest Con*test", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Contested; p. pr. & vb. n. Contesting.] [F. contester, fr. L. contestari to call to witness, contestari litem to introduce a lawsuit by calling witnesses, to bring an action; con- + testari to be a witness, testic witness. See Testify.] 1. To make a subject of dispute, contention, litigation, or emulation; to contend for; to call in question; to controvert; to oppose; to dispute. The people . . . contested not what was done. --Locke. Few philosophical aphorisms have been more frequenty repeated, few more contested than this. --J. D. Morell. 2. To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend; as, the troops contested every inch of ground. 3. (Law) To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist; as a claim, by course of law; to controvert. To contest an election. (Polit.) (a) To strive to be elected. (b) To dispute the declared result of an election. Syn: To dispute; controvert; debate; litigate; oppose; argue; contend.

Meaning of Contesting from wikipedia

- contesting (also known as radiosport ) is a competitive activity pursued by amateur contests were also formed to provide opportunities for
- like most other sports, amateur radio contesting has its share of disputes and controversy. these disputes are long-standing and may see
- the sport of amateur radio contesting has been responsible for the development of contesting technology specific to the sport.
- contesting the future of nuclear power: a critical global assessment of atomic energy is a 2011 book by benjamin k. sovacool , published by
- thirty further parties stood in more than one seat, while others contested a single constituency.- parties that won seats in 2001
- year 2008 , rank 1 , lastname clark , fullname helen clark , incumbency electorate , contesting mount albert , previousrank 1 , result
- year 2011 , rank 1 , lastname goff , fullname phil goff , incumbency electorate , contesting mount roskill , previousrank 3 , result
- there are 573 seats in england and wales, with the labour party , conservative party and liberal democrats contesting every seat, except
- sap; literally, 'social democratic workers' party of sweden'), contesting elections as 'the workers' party – the social democrats
- perkins engineering was a team contesting the australian v8 supercar championship series , operating as an active racing team between 1986