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contest

an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants(noun.event)

Synonym:
competition

source: wordnet30
a struggle between rivals(noun.act)

source: wordnet30
Earnest dispute; strife in argument; controversy; debate; altercation.(noun)

source: webster1913

to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation(verb.communication)

Example:
They contested the outcome of the race.

Synonym:
contend, repugn

source: wordnet30
To make a subject of dispute, contention, litigation, or emulation; to contend for; to call in question; to controvert; to oppose; to dispute.(verb)

source: webster1913
To engage in contention, or emulation; to contend; to strive; to vie; to emulate; -- followed usually by with.(verb)

source: webster1913

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