0 to compete with other people to achieve or get something:
Six candidates are currently vying for the Democratic presidential nomination.
The two older children tend to vie with the younger one for their mother's attention.
[ + to infinitive ] The two groups of scientists are vying to get funding for their research projects.
1 to compete:
Such as you are, you will soon find ten wealthy noblemen who will vie for the honour of making up for the absence of salary.
For example, between vying for academic tenure positions and building the right commercial connections, both offer little in terms of long-term financial stability.
Big men are those who stand out, vie with others to make a reputation, and collect both honours and clients.
The dramaturgical principle governing these three scenes is that of a tranche de vie, the realistic representation of daily life.
Three dueling returning boards vied for authority to decide an election that even today no one can say who won.
In addition, of course, regular inns and craft hostelries vied for custom.
Secondly, at least two separate 'families' vied for prominence among certain groups of workers.
The regime incumbents and the opposition forces vie with each other for control over the process of institutional reform.