- 1a competition in which people try to win something a singing contest a talent contest to enter/win/lose a contest see beauty contest
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- 2contest (for something) a struggle to gain control or power a contest for the leadership of the party Idioms
used to say that one side in a competition is so much stronger or better than the other that it is sure to win easily
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