Čo znamená contest v angličtine a aká je definícia contest?

V tomto najautoritatívnejšom anglickom slovníku sa môžete naučiť contest výslovnosť, gramatika a synonymá.

contest Význam & definícia

0 a competition to do better than other people, usually in which prizes are given:
- a dance/sports contest
- She's won a lot of beauty contests.
1 an attempt, usually against difficulties, to win an election or to get power or control:
- The contest for the leadership of the party was very bitter.
- The primary in Iowa is the first contest for the Republican nomination.
2 If you contest a formal statement, a claim, a judge's decision, or a legal case, you say formally that it is wrong or unfair and try to have it changed:
- We will certainly contest any claims made against the safety of our products.
3 to compete for something:
- The medal is being keenly contested by eight gymnasts.
4 to attempt to win an election or to get power or control:
- She could win, since only two people are contesting the seat and the other candidate is very unpopular.
5 a competition to do better than other people, esp. to win a prize or achieve a position of leadership or power:
- In the last election, he survived a close contest against a political newcomer.
6 to oppose esp. in argument:
- The campaign’s organizers hotly contest much of the criticism that has been leveled at them.
- The lawyers may decide to contest the fine.

The winner of tonight's talent contest will be decided by clapometer.
Both sides played well - it was a very even contest.
It's a real feather in our cap to be representing Britain in this contest.
She is one of the front-runners in the contest.
The organizers say it's a fair contest but who knows what goes on backstage?
The party leadership contest has let the genie of change out of the bottle.
After a bitter contest, he became party leader.
Lower-class women frequently contested the city's efforts to control their activities through strikes, negotiations, petitions to the cabildo and civil disobedience.