Contesting

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.]
     1. To make a subject of dispute, contention, litigation, or


        emulation; to contend for; to call in question; to
        controvert; to oppose; to dispute.
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              The people . . . contested not what was done.
                                                    --Locke.
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              Few philosophical aphorisms have been more frequenty
              repeated, few more contested than this. --J. D.
                                                    Morell.
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     2. To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to
        defend; as, the troops contested every inch of ground.
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     3. (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.
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     {To contest an election}. (Polit.)
        (a) To strive to be elected.
        (b) To dispute the declared result of an election.
  
     Syn: To dispute; controvert; debate; litigate; oppose; argue;
          contend.
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