Contested

verb

Word Frequency: 3.6

Definitions

1.verbTo contend.

"I will contest for the open seat on the board."

2.verbTo call into question; to oppose.

"The rival contested the dictator's re-election because of claims of voting irregularities."

3.verbTo strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.

"The troops contested every inch of ground."

4.verbTo make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist, as a claim, by course of law.

5.adjectiveControversial; contentious; debated

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