0 a situation in which people, businesses, etc. compete with each other for the same thing:
1 a serious and often continuing competition:
2 a situation in which people, companies, products, etc. are competing with each other:
rivalry between sb and sb There is considerable rivalry between banks and accountancy firms when it comes to giving corporate financial advice.
rivalry for sth Company culture often pits employees against each other in terms of rivalry for promotion.
The two companies have put old rivalries aside to combine their broadcast, transmission and interactive operations.
Chapter 4 of the book discusses societal factors in the rivalry for a strong regional presence.
The divisions, some bordering on inter-service rivalry, remained largely intact until long after direct imperial assimilation in 1858.
We observe greater probabilities of survival for rivalries in which the weak link of the dyad exhibits low levels of democracy and development.
Its immediate effect was to bring the ferocious and often violent rivalries between trade unions into the workplace.
Provincial rivalries for power were slowly eliminated, internal conflict reduced, and presidents succeeded one another observing the principle of no re-election.
Yet rivalry, like war, is costly and thus usually ex-post inefficient.
The rivalry between ethnic factions was confirmed by an attempted coup in 1982.
Similarly, membership in organizations with mechanisms for conflict resolution enhances the credibility of commitments and therefore reduces the duration of rivalry.
