Definition of To contest an election. Meaning of To contest an election. Synonyms of To contest an election

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Definition of To contest an election

To contest an election
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 To contest an election from wikipedia

- registered with the Tasmanian Electoral Commission (TEC) are eligible to contest the election. The list of parties registered, as of 28 January 2025, are: Animal...
- minority community in Singapore. A group of candidates intending to contest an election in a GRC must all be members of the same political party, or a group...
- Hanson's One Nation, and other minor parties and independents will contest the election. Australia has compulsory voting, with preferential instant-runoff...
- only party which has origins in Sabah are allowed to contest the election. SAPP will contest the election under GRS, the local coalition which it is a component...
- s****ing re-election to a second term as an Independent. This was the first time since the 1966 election that an in****bent president faced a contest for a second...
- applications of the candidates willing to contest in the elections. A person can be disqualified from contesting the elections if incorrect or incomplete information...
- Hindu. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024. "SBSP will contest by-election from Mau seat after Abbas Ansari's disqualification: Rajbhar". Economic...
- Ireland, candidates for election to Dáil Éireann who have been nominated by political parties registered to contest Dáil elections, as well as non-party...
- the Election Commission of India, approximately 60 registered parties are to contest in the Bihar elections.[clarification needed] The elections were...
- Socialist Party and Rastriya Janamorcha decided to form an alliance to contest the parliamentary elections on 5 August 2022. Later on August 15, Nepal Socialist...