n. 25B6; noun
a boxing contest : COMPETITION, match, tournament, game, meet, event, trial, bout, heat, fixture, tie, race.
the contest for the party leadership : FIGHT, battle, tussle, struggle, competition, race.
25B6; verb
he intended to contest the seat : COMPETE FOR, contend for, vie for, fight for, try to win, go for, throw one's hat in the ring.
we contested the decision : OPPOSE, object to, challenge, take a stand against, take issue with, question, call into question.
the issues have been hotly contested : DEBATE, argue about, dispute, quarrel over.