Synonym: challenger, competitor, contender, contention, contest, rival, rivalry. Similar words: competitor, compensation, practitioner, composition, compete, constitutional convention, institution, edition. Meaning: [‚kɒmpɪ'tɪʃn] 
n. 1. a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers 2. an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants 3. the act of competing as for profit or a prize 4. the contestant you hope to defeat.
n. 1. a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers 2. an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants 3. the act of competing as for profit or a prize 4. the contestant you hope to defeat. 
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271) We didn't win the competition, but there you go - we can always try again next year.
272) There is a very mixed entry for the competition this year, but in the normal course of events the best two players finish up in the final.
273) We'll be able to assess the competition at the conference.
274) The two children were having a competition to see who could stare the other out.
275) The competition is open to all readers in the UK.
276) Consumers have certainly gained from the increased competition in the telecommunications industry.
277) The movie industry had chosen to ignore the encroaching competition of television.
More similar words: competitor, compensation, practitioner, composition, compete, constitutional convention, institution, edition, constitution, discretion, position, addition, institutional, munitions, tradition, condition, coalition, compunction, constitutional, expedition, transition, exhibition, additional, in addition, conditions, opposition, definition, traditional, acquisition, recognition.