contest

Definition of Contest

(noun) Settling a dispute by participants engaging in a mutual challenge.

Examples of Contest

• A battle rap contest.
• A song duel by Inuits, the indigenous people of the Arctic areas of Canada, Greenland, the United States.
  
• Olympics

Contest Pronunciation

Pronunciation Usage Guide

Syllabification: con·test

Audio Pronunciation

International Phonetic Alphabet

• American English – /ˈkɑnˌtɛst/
• British English – /ˈkɒntɛst/

Usage Notes

• Plural: contests
• A (noun) contestant or (noun) contester (verb) contests a (adjective) contestable dispute (adverb) contestably or (adverb) contestingly.

Additional Information

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• Word origin of “contest” – Online Etymology Dictionary: etymonline.com

Related Terms

• coercion
• go-between
• infralegal-dispute
• moot
• ordeal
• policy
• political system
• self-redress
• support

Works Consulted

Delaney, Tim, and Tim Madigan. 2015. The Sociology of Sports: An Introduction. 2nd ed. Jefferson, NC: McFarland.

Cite the Definition of Contest

ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “contest.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved March 25, 2023 (https://sociologydictionary.org/contest/).

APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)

contest. (2014). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/contest/

Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “contest.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed March 25, 2023. https://sociologydictionary.org/contest/.

MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)

“contest.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2014. Web. 25 Mar. 2023. <https://sociologydictionary.org/contest/>.