Contest | Mean of contest in English Dictionary

/ˈkɑːnˌtɛst/

• Noun
• an event in which people try to win by doing something better than others
1. a fiddle/fishing/singing contest [=competition]
2. He won the contest for best photograph. = He won the contest to see who could take the best photograph.
3. Contest winners receive a cash prize.
4. Will you enter the contest?
• a struggle or effort to win or get something
1. She hopes to win the contest for mayor.
2. the presidential contest
3. Democrats and Republicans are engaged in a contest for control of the House of Representatives.
• a statement in a court of law in which someone who has been charged with a crime does not admit guilt but also does not dispute or argue with the charge
1. He pleaded no contest to (the charge of) driving while intoxicated.
• Verb

• to make (something) the subject of an argument or a legal case
1. Several of the dead man's relatives are contesting [=disputing, challenging] his will (in court).
2. The losing candidate is contesting the results of the election. = (US) The losing candidate is contesting the election.
3. The rule is being contested by a number of students at the university. [=students are formally complaining about the rule]
• to try to win (something)
1. She plans to contest a seat in Congress next year.
2. Both candidates have agreed to another debate before this hotly/bitterly contested election.
• to struggle or fight for or against something
1. contesting for power