Crossword clues for contested
contested
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Contest \Con*test"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Contested; p. pr. & vb. n. Contesting.] [F. contester, fr. L. contestari to call to witness, contestari litem to introduce a lawsuit by calling witnesses, to bring an action; con- + testari to be a witness, testic witness. See Testify.]
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To make a subject of dispute, contention, litigation, or emulation; to contend for; to call in question; to controvert; to oppose; to dispute.
The people . . . contested not what was done.
--Locke.Few philosophical aphorisms have been more frequenty repeated, few more contested than this.
--J. D. Morell. To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend; as, the troops contested every inch of ground.
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(Law) To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist; as a claim, by course of law; to controvert. To contest an election. (Polit.)
To strive to be elected.
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To dispute the declared result of an election.
Syn: To dispute; controvert; debate; litigate; oppose; argue; contend.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1670s, past participle adjective from contest (v.). Of elections, from 1771, American English.
Wiktionary
controversial; contentious; debated v
(en-past of: contest)
WordNet
adj. disputed or made the object of contention or competition; "a contested election" [ant: uncontested]
Usage examples of "contested".
Vast, sweeping battles, or the crawling pace of contested forests, jagged ranges and sieges?
Closer to where Paran stood, young warriors contested with short hook-bladed knives, the occasional spatter of blood sizzling as it sprayed into the clan's hearth-ringrivalries took precedence over all else, it seemed.
In any case, some kind of approach was being contested, and from the screams, whatever was on its way to the flat rooftop was wreaking havoc on the defenders.
Once he realized how much the girl already knew, how well read she was, he was more than willing to expand and encourage her to access additional programs on Teacher that would improve her chances of securing a hotly contested position on the Padrugoi CELSS.
If Xexo grinned fatuously as he tended the generators at Aurigae Tower and adopted a smug smile whenever Rojer was mentioned, no-one contested him when he'd allude to Rojer's progress as one of his own better 'engineering' accomplishments.
Even with the most fiercely contested of her financial deals, she'd always been able to 'leave' the premises and cool down.
So far no one had contested any of his decisions and she hoped the situation would remain that way.
Every other order he contested with questions that were sheer impudence.
Mardra had contested F'lar's authority to exile them but her protests fell on the deaf and determined front of Robinton, Larad, Fandarel, Lords Sangel and Groghe.
None of the other bronze riders had contested T’kul, but no one was happy with his irrational attitudes and demands.
So combat took place in orbit around contested worlds, when ships materialized back into real space.
Closer to where Paran stood, young warriors contested with short hook-bladed knives, the occasional spatter of blood sizzling as it sprayed into the clan's hearth-ring - rivalries took precedence over all else, it seemed.
Supporters of the Regent, the tiny Puyi's father, contested bitterly with those of the court's most powerful general, Yuan Shikai.
Houses, all elegant lines and high arches, contested with one another to prove the most skillfully crafted, the most beautifully lit.