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contest
noun
an
organized
event
in
which
people
or
teams
compete
to
win
a
prize
or
recognition
•
Maria
won
the
school
spelling
contest
last
Friday
.
Maria
won
the
school
spelling
contest
last
Friday
.
•
Hundreds
of
photographers
entered
the
wildlife
photo
contest
.
Hundreds
of
photographers
entered
the
wildlife
photo
contest
.
Borrowed
in
Middle
English
from
Old
French
"
conteste
"
and
Latin
"
contestari
"
meaning
“
to
call
to
witness
.”
noun
a
struggle
or
competition
for
power
,
control
,
or
victory
between
opposing
sides
•
The
election
turned
into
a
fierce
contest
between
two
very
different
visions
for
the
country
.
The
election
turned
into
a
fierce
contest
between
two
very
different
visions
for
the
country
.
•
There
is
an
ongoing
contest
for
influence
in
the
region
between
the
two
superpowers
.
There
is
an
ongoing
contest
for
influence
in
the
region
between
the
two
superpowers
.
Extension
of
the
idea
of
a
formal
competition
to
broader
struggles
for
dominance
in
the
17th
century
.
verb
-
contest
,
contesting
,
contests
,
contested
to
formally
challenge
,
oppose
,
or
dispute
something
to
show
that
you
think
it
is
wrong
or
unfair
•
They
decided
to
contest
the
parking
ticket
in
court
.
They
decided
to
contest
the
parking
ticket
in
court
.
•
The
athlete
plans
to
contest
the
suspension
,
claiming
there
was
a
testing
error
.
The
athlete
plans
to
contest
the
suspension
,
claiming
there
was
a
testing
error
.
From
Latin
"
contestari
"
meaning
“
to
call
upon
as
witnesses
,”
evolving
in
English
to
signify
challenging
a
decision
in
the
15th
century
.
