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PRONUNCIATION OF CONTESTATION

contestation  [ˌkɒntɛsˈteɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONTESTATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Contestation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONTESTATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of contestation in the English dictionary

The definition of contestation in the dictionary is contention or conflict.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONTESTATION


accreditation
əˌkrɛdɪˈteɪʃən
adaptation
ˌædəpˈteɪʃən
alimentation
ˌælɪmɛnˈteɪʃən
citation
saɪˈteɪʃən
consultation
ˌkɒnsəlˈteɪʃən
documentation
ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən
excitation
ˌɛksɪˈteɪʃən
hesitation
ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən
implementation
ˌɪmplɪmenˈteɪʃən
interpretation
ɪnˌtɜːprɪˈteɪʃən
invitation
ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən
limitation
ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃən
meditation
ˌmɛdɪˈteɪʃən
orientation
ˌɔːrɪɛnˈteɪʃən
presentation
ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən
rehabilitation
ˌriːəˌbɪlɪˈteɪʃən
representation
ˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃən
reputation
ˌrɛpjʊˈteɪʃən
rotation
rəʊˈteɪʃən
transportation
ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONTESTATION

conterminous
conterminously
contessa
contesseration
contest
contestability
contestable
contestableness
contestably
contestant
contested
contester
contestingly
context
context-sensitive
contextless
contextual
contextual advertising
contextualise
contextualize

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONTESTATION

action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
duration
education
evaluation
federation
formation
foundation
generation

Synonyms and antonyms of contestation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «contestation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONTESTATION

Find out the translation of contestation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of contestation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «contestation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

争论
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

impugnación
570 millions of speakers

English

contestation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रतिवाद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الطعن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

оспаривание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

contestação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রতিযোগিতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

contestation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Peraduan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bestreitung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

論争
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

논쟁
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kontes
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không công nhận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இந்த வாக்குவாதம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पर्धा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çekişme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

contestazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Zakwestionowanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

оспорювання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

contestație
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αμφισβήτησης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

betwisting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bestridande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

conte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of contestation

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTESTATION»

The term «contestation» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.193 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTESTATION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «contestation» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «contestation» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about contestation

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTESTATION»

Discover the use of contestation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to contestation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cultural Contestation in Ethnic Conflict
Marc Howard Ross examines battles over diverse cultural expressions, including Islamic headscarves in France, parades in Northern Ireland, holy sites in Jerusalem and Confederate flags in the American South to propose a psychocultural ...
Marc Howard Ross, 2007
2
Globalization and Education: Integration and Contestation ...
We offer in this book a collection of chapters that reflect a broad range of issues linking globalization to education in an accessible yet theoretically grounded and detailed form.
Nelly P. Stromquist, Karen Monkman, 2014
3
Power and Contestation: India Since 1989
The book is an ideal introduction to the complex internal histories and external power relations of a major global player for the new century.
Nivedita Menon, Aditya Nigam, 2007
4
Social Movements, Mobilization, and Contestation in the ...
Ultimately, our processual, dynamic, and historicized approach to social movements, mobilization, and contestation in hostile and repressive contexts focusing on precise contexts, informal social networks, and repertoires of contentious ...
Joel Beinin, Frédéric Vairel, 2013
5
Middle East Authoritarianisms: Governance, Contestation, and ...
This volume considers the Syrian and Iranian regimes—what they share in common and what distinguishes them.
Steven Heydemann, Reinoud Leenders, 2013
6
Exploration and Contestation in the Study of World Politics
New insights into the interplay between conflict and cooperation, the impact of domestic political structures on foreign policy, the role of institutions, and the influence of worldviews and causal beliefs on decision-making.
Peter J. Katzenstein, Robert Owen Keohane, Stephen D. Krasner, 1999
7
The Power of Contestation: Perspectives on Maurice Blanchot
"Kevin Hart and Geoffrey H. Hartman bring together essays by prominent scholars from a range of disciplines to focus on Blanchot's diverse concerns: literature, art, community, politics, ethics, spirituality, and the Holocaust.
Kevin Hart, Geoffrey H. Hartman, 2004
8
Globalization and Contestation: The New Great Counter-Movement
2. Contestation. Societal. reactions. to. the. free. market. According to Karl Polanyi 'the one comprehensive feature in the history of the age' was the way in which ' society protected itself against the perils inherent in a self-regulating market ...
Ronaldo Munck, 2006
9
The German Forest: Nature, Identity, and the Contestation of ...
The German Forest is the first book-length history of the development and contestation of the concept of 'German' woodlands.
Jeffrey K. Wilson, 2012
10
Culture and Contestation in the New Century
The contributors here are among the most respected scholars in art, art criticism, and cultural studies, and this powerful analysis poses important questions about cultural democracy and social change.
Marc James Léger, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTESTATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term contestation is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Contestation pour les municipales: l'affaire entendue la semaine …
Contestation pour les municipales: l'affaire entendue la semaine prochaine. (Photo d'archives) Eric Guimbeau demande un nouveau ... «L'express.mu, Jul 15»
2
EDITORIAL: Beware pain from shortsighted gain
The context is one in which contestation between the unions themselves, particularly NUM and Amcu, may be more of a driver of the demands ... «BDlive, Jul 15»
3
UNPO: Where the world's most marginalised peoples (and …
... the only South African organisation currently taking the farm murder memo abroad – despite the contestation over the scale of the problem. «Daily Maverick, Jul 15»
4
'Why I Painted A Rainbow Flag
... are matters of controversy, contestation and social strictures in Palestinian society as well as in Israeli Jewish society and all over the world. «The Citizen, Jul 15»
5
Family of Buganda Prince to Take On NSSF Over Land
A bona fide occupant of land is a person who acquired rights to land after they occupied it for more than 12 years without any contestation. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
6
Chinese takeaway: Modi's Geopolitics
Although many see India's potential to shape the global balance of power in the new round of great power contestation, Delhi's foreign policy ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
7
Greek Drama: How to shield from the next round of negotiations' storm
So, Sunday's referendum is not the resolution, which it could thankfully have been, but only the beginning of new rounds of contestation and ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
8
Christian Witness among Anxious New Tribes 1
And we can see something similar happening, amidst enormous contestation, in the Jewish community. Among many Jews a single narrative of ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
9
Bersih 2.0: 10 institutional reforms to stop more prime ministerial …
Clean up the electoral rolls, ensure a level-playing field in contestation, and eliminate malapportionment and gerrymandering before the next ... «Aliran Monthly, Jul 15»
10
Deaths of reporter and doctor could point to a frightening cover-up in …
The probe itself is a matter of contestation. FIRs on impersonation at the medical examinations have been filed at several police stations and ... «Scroll.in, Jul 15»

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