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competition

n. the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place"

Competition

n. [rivalry; the act of competing for supremacy, a title, money etc.]

competition

n. a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers; "business competition can be fiendish at times"

contest, competition

n. an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

competition, contention, rivalry

n. the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place"

rival, challenger, competitor, competition, contender

n. the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"

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event

n. something that happens at a given place and time

incident

n. a single distinct event

meet, sports meeting

n. a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held

milestone

n. a significant event in your life (or in a project)

phenomenon

n. a remarkable development

dispute, contravention

n. coming into conflict with

insurgency, insurgence

n. an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict

rebellion, insurrection, revolt, rising, uprising

n. organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

strife

n. bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension

variation

n. the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard; "who is responsible for these variations in taxation?"

enemy, foe, foeman, opposition

n. an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"

antagonist

n. a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug

enemy

n. any hostile group of people; "he viewed lawyers as the real enemy"

dissenter, dissident, protester, objector, contestant

n. a person who dissents from some established policy

attacker, aggressor, assailant, assaulter

n. someone who attacks

candidate, prospect

n. someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)

aspirant, aspirer, hopeful, wannabe, wannabee

n. an ambitious and aspiring young person; "a lofty aspirant"; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes"

campaigner, candidate, nominee

n. a politician who is running for public office

scourge, curse, affliction, bane, nemesis

n. something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life"

sport, sportsman, sportswoman

n. someone who engages in sports

enemy, foe, foeman, opposition

n. an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"

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cooperation

n. joint operation or action; "their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission"

Confederate

n. a supporter of the Confederate States of America

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