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Meanings of contested in English

Portuguese
contestado

Disputed or made the object of contention or competition.

        contestado
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        Examples for "uncontested"
        Examples for "uncontested"
        1
        The California congresswoman told Thursday morning's news conference: The facts are uncontested.
        Radio NZ
        2
        But in an uncontested political field, the Kremlin is worried about turnout.
        The Guardian
        3
        For many years this was a peaceful, uncontested and pretty deserted space.
        The Guardian
        4
        It's actually happened. The joy of an uncontested victory is one thing.
        The Guardian
        5
        But the path up the mountain is a right of way uncontested.
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        Usage of contested in English
        1
        Mursi became president a year ago in Egypt's first freely contested election.
        Reuters
        2
        The teams traded leads several times in a tightly contested second half.
        Reuters
        3
        Six million voters are registered but a million of them are contested.
        Reuters
        4
        The Labour leader made a number of contested claims about his role.
        The Irish Times
        5
        He missed an opportunity for calling an independent inquiry into contested elections.
        The Guardian
        6
        Voting has opened for the most fiercely contested election of the year.
        Radio NZ
        7
        This highly contested account was nonetheless largely swallowed by TV news programmes.
        The Guardian
        8
        Galway and Tipperary contested the first All-Ireland hurling final 114 years ago.
        The Irish Times
        9
        That position has been contested by conservatives, particularly in the United States.
        Reuters
        10
        It shall be your duty to prove ownership of the contested material.
        Jamaica Observer
        11
        The elections will be Myanmar's first openly contested polls in 25 years.
        Radio NZ
        12
        A tightly contested first half featured five ties and six lead changes.
        Reuters
        13
        A million of those names were contested, many on grounds of nationality.
        Reuters
        14
        Today, the curb represents the most contested space in the urban world.
        Wired
        15
        In PJ's time, elections were principally contested by the three established parties.
        The Irish Times
        16
        The free banking provisions in the third section were not seriously contested.
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        Translations for contested
        Portuguese
        contestado
        Contested through the time
        Contested across language varieties
        Ireland
        Common
        South Africa
        Common
        New Zealand
        Common
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