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• v  to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
  They contested the outcome of the race
• a  disputed or made the object of contention or competition
  a contested election

• contest
• contend
• repugn

• uncontested

News & Articles

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• Report: Sudan, South Sudan keep troops near border
  Sudan and South Sudan are keeping troops in at least 14 locations within their contested border zone in violation of security agreements, according to a new report released Friday that is based on satellite ...
  June 14, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
• Low turnout in Somerset Hills area primaries
  With no contested races locally, voter turnout was predictably low across the Somerset Hills in the Tuesday, June 4, primary election.
  June 14, 2013 - The Bernardsville News
• Contested floor election for House speaker could be a first
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- If House Finance Chairman Harry Keith White, D-Mingo, is banking on a contested floor election for House speaker next week, it could be unprecedented.House rules permit multiple nominees for speaker, and require multiple ballots until ...
  June 10, 2013 - The Charleston Gazette

Quotes

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• Brett Kirk in The Canberra Times
  He's winning a lot more contested footy inside at Carlton, and he's got some great ball carriers on his outside and he's really complementing them,Kirk said. "He's got everything. His competitive nature, too, I really like the way he goes...
• Hillary Rodham Clinton in International Herald Tribune
  This is what happens in a contested election, and that's the best of our democracy,said Clinton.