[ˈkɒntɛst], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an event in which people compete for supremacy in a sport or other activity, or in a quality
(e.g: a tennis contest)


Phrases:
- no contest

Origin:
late 16th century (as a verb in the sense ‘swear to, attest’): from Latin contestari ‘call upon to witness, initiate (by calling witnesses)’, from con- ‘together’ + testare ‘to witness’. The senses ‘wrangle, struggle for’ arose in the early 17th century, whence the current noun and verb senses

[kənˈtɛst], (Verb)

Definitions:
- engage in competition to attain (a position of power)
(e.g: she declared her intention to contest the presidency)

- oppose (an action or theory) as mistaken or wrong
(e.g: the former chairman contests his dismissal)


Phrases:
- no contest

Origin:
late 16th century (as a verb in the sense ‘swear to, attest’): from Latin contestari ‘call upon to witness, initiate (by calling witnesses)’, from con- ‘together’ + testare ‘to witness’. The senses ‘wrangle, struggle for’ arose in the early 17th century, whence the current noun and verb senses