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

- 2025. The Polling Day is to be held on 3 May 2025. This is the first general election since 2011 and the first contested election of any kind since 2016...
- in the Senate will be contested. The in****bent Labor government, led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, is s****ing re-election for a second term. It...
- s****ing to nominate a candidate to contest the election. Some other potential candidates have not ruled out s****ing the necessary nominations to contest the...
- aftermath of the 2011 election, Goh resigned from NSP's Secretary General position, and relinquished his party membership. The PPP contested the four-member...
- This was despite the elections having the highest proportion of contested seats since independence, with 82 of 87 seats contested. 2011 was the year that...
- election with a reduction of election deposit, down from $16,000 in the last election to $14,500. Of the 89 seats, most of the seats were contested between...
- Punggol East by-election in Singapore was held on 26 January 2013 to fill a vacant seat after the in****bent MP, Michael Palmer resigned due to an extramarital...
- 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...
- right of political parti****tion in terms of being allowed to organise or contest in an election in the other states of the Federation. Singaporeans would...
- Malays National Organisation (UMNO), contested the elections as part of the Singapore Alliance Party (SAP) in an attempt to oust the PAP, straining relations...