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n. a struggle between rivals

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

v. to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"

n. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"

contravention

n. coming into conflict with

fight, combat, fighting

n. the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"

opposition, confrontation

n. the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"

brush, encounter, clash, skirmish

n. a minor short-term fight

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

fence, debate, contend, argue

v. have an argument about something

buck, go against

v. resist; "buck the trend"

battle, combat, battle against

v. battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget"

fight, struggle

v. make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"

campaign, go on a campaign, take the field, go off to war

v. go on a campaign; go off to war

challenge, issue a challenge to

v. issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match"

contend, compete, vie

v. compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

discuss, talk over

v. speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget"

work, cover, handle, plow, address, treat, deal with, deal in

v. deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"

tilt, charge with a tilt

v. charge with a tilt

clash, disagree strongly, disagree violently

v. disagree violently; "We clashed over the new farm policies"

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