Synonyms for contesting
con·test·ing

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1. List of paraphrases for "contesting":

   disputing, challenging, competing

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1. Amama Mbabazi:

   We condemn this outrageous behavior by the state, this abuse of the state apparatus to promote the political agenda of a candidate contesting for elective office.

2. European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager:

   Amazon should not use its strong position to close the door behind it and prevent companies with new ideas from contesting the market.

3. William Barr:

   The fact of the matter is that, in waging a scorched earth, no-holds-barred war of ‘Resistance’ against this Administration, it is the Left that is engaged in the systematic shredding of norms and the undermining of the rule of law. This highlights a basic disadvantage that conservatives have always had in contesting the political issues of the day. It was adverted to by the old, curmudgeonly Federalist, Fisher Ames, in an essay during the early years of the Republic.

4. Phillip Gregory:

   The administration has done an inadequate job in getting where we need to be [in protecting the environment] and contesting this case is just another example of how [Obama] is supporting the fossil fuel industry.

5. Benjamin Franklin:

   Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!