contestation
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Definition of contestation
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Synonyms & Antonyms for contestation
Synonyms
controversy, debate, difference, difficulty, disagreement, disputation, dispute, dissension (also dissention), dissensus, firestorm, nonconcurrence
Antonyms
accord, agreement, consensus, harmony, unanimity
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Examples of contestation in a Sentence
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But taking this route is inevitably a recipe for contestation, protestation and even violent confrontation. — Moses Khisa, Quartz Africa, "President Museveni has twisted Uganda’s constitution to cling to power," 21 June 2019 The sum of it is that state security and police agencies have placed squarely at the centre of political contestations. — Moses Khisa, Quartz Africa, "President Museveni has twisted Uganda’s constitution to cling to power," 21 June 2019 Many policy issues fall outside the scope of public deliberation and contestation, which leaves parties with few ways to demonstrate responsiveness in the form of policy. — Didi Kuo, Vox, "Challenges to parties in the United States and beyond," 20 June 2019 In the era of MAGA, the forehead has become a site of sociocultural contestation. — Dan Neil, WSJ, "If You Own a Ferrari, Can You Wear a Ferrari Hat?," 14 Sep. 2018 At the same time, anti-immigrant sentiment has caused growing contestation of their right to be in the city, pushing newcomers to eke out livelihoods in precarious situations. — Annette M. Kim, The Atlantic, "Satellite Images Can Harm the Poorest Citizens," 5 June 2018 Finally, South Africa’s Central Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago says the government is stable despite political contestation. — Bloomberg.com, "We See 2 Percent Growth This Year, Colombia’s Cardenas Says," 12 Oct. 2017 The Catalan publication, which has consistently ignored contestations from Liverpool that Coutinho is not for sale at any price to push Barça's transfer agenda, claims that Real have enquired as to the player's contract situation at Anfield. — SI.com, "Barcelona Must Seal Coutinho Deal in January to Avoid Price Explosion From Madrid Interest," 3 Nov. 2017 As a result the fish is not yet anywhere near U.S. dinner plates, caught up in a seemingly endless process of contestation, with no clear end in sight. — Tess Doezema, Slate Magazine, "Skepticism About Biotechnology Isn’t Anti-Science," 26 Apr. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'contestation.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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