Found 4 items, similar to Contesting.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: contest kontes
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: contest mengadu, peraduan, pertandingan, pertengkaran
English → English (WordNet) Definition: contest contest n 1: an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants [syn: competition] 2: a struggle between rivals v : to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; “They contested the outcome of the race” [syn: contend, repugn]
English → English (gcide) Definition: 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. [1913 Webster] The people . . . contested not what was done. --Locke. [1913 Webster] Few philosophical aphorisms have been more frequenty repeated, few more contested than this. --J. D. Morell. [1913 Webster] 2. To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend; as, the troops contested every inch of ground. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]