contestation

noun

con·tes·ta·tion ˌkän-ˌte-ˈstā-shən How to pronounce contestation (audio)

: controversy, debate

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The Latin phrase lītem contestārī can be translated as "to join issue in a legal suit," which in layperson's terms means to reach the point in a lawsuit when it's clear to the parties involved what the exact nature of the dispute is. Lītem contestārī is the probable ultimate source of both contestation and contest, the latter having first come to English as a verb meaning "to make the subject of dispute, contention, or battle." But while contest has gone on to have a life at home in another part of speech and in contexts ranging from sports to art, contestation continues to dwell mainly in serious speech and writing about adversarial dynamics between groups of people.

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the statement is certainly open to contestation among reasonable people

Recent Examples on the Web In a region where leaders brook little dissent, the country of 12 million became a place of free speech and political contestation.

Claire Parker, Washington Post, 28 June 2022 The desire for an end to political contestation is a strong (and to some degree understandable) contemporary current.

Hari Kunzru, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 Though our media’s trajectory throughout the past century may seem like a series of expansions, each new development was a site of contestation.

Wired, 11 Aug. 2022 As noted above, the Amazon is only the most visible arena of environmental contestation.

Andre Pagliarini, The New Republic, 7 July 2022 The first phase was embodied by the direct contestation of the Never Trump Republicans, of Mitt Romney and Bill Kristol and later Liz Cheney, who openly abhorred the former casino billionaire’s authoritarianism.

The New Yorker, 23 May 2022 Democracies have parliaments, judiciaries, parties, political contestation, civil societies, freedom of speech and assembly, and elections.

Alexander Motyl, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2022 This contestation is manifested in the Native Land map.

Abby Levene, Outside Online, 29 Jan. 2022 There is an unfortunate tendency in this book, and in liberal commentary in general, to overstate the uniqueness of the partisan contestation of election results in this country today.

Jacob Bacharach, The New Republic, 4 Jan. 2022 See More

单词	contestation
释义	contestation noun con·tes·ta·tion ˌkän-ˌte-ˈstā-shən : controversy, debate Did you know? The Latin phrase lītem contestārī can be translated as "to join issue in a legal suit," which in layperson's terms means to reach the point in a lawsuit when it's clear to the parties involved what the exact nature of the dispute is. Lītem contestārī is the probable ultimate source of both contestation and contest, the latter having first come to English as a verb meaning "to make the subject of dispute, contention, or battle." But while contest has gone on to have a life at home in another part of speech and in contexts ranging from sports to art, contestation continues to dwell mainly in serious speech and writing about adversarial dynamics between groups of people. Synonyms controversy debate difference difficulty disagreement disputation dispute dissension dissention dissensus firestorm nonconcurrence See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the statement is certainly open to contestation among reasonable people Recent Examples on the Web In a region where leaders brook little dissent, the country of 12 million became a place of free speech and political contestation. Claire Parker, Washington Post, 28 June 2022 The desire for an end to political contestation is a strong (and to some degree understandable) contemporary current. Hari Kunzru, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 Though our media’s trajectory throughout the past century may seem like a series of expansions, each new development was a site of contestation. Wired, 11 Aug. 2022 As noted above, the Amazon is only the most visible arena of environmental contestation. Andre Pagliarini, The New Republic, 7 July 2022 The first phase was embodied by the direct contestation of the Never Trump Republicans, of Mitt Romney and Bill Kristol and later Liz Cheney, who openly abhorred the former casino billionaire’s authoritarianism. The New Yorker, 23 May 2022 Democracies have parliaments, judiciaries, parties, political contestation, civil societies, freedom of speech and assembly, and elections. Alexander Motyl, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2022 This contestation is manifested in the Native Land map. Abby Levene, Outside Online, 29 Jan. 2022 There is an unfortunate tendency in this book, and in liberal commentary in general, to overstate the uniqueness of the partisan contestation of election results in this country today. Jacob Bacharach, The New Republic, 4 Jan. 2022 See More Word History Etymology borrowed from Middle French, "dispute, debate," earlier, "joinder of issue in law," probably borrowed from Old Occitan contestacion, borrowed from Latin contestātiōn-, contestātiō, from Latin (lītem) contestārī "to join issue in a legal suit" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at contest entry 1 First Known Use 1580, in the meaning defined above contestation noun as in dispute variance of opinion on a matter the statement is certainly open to contestation among reasonable people Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance dispute disputation controversy debate disagreement dissensus dissension difference firestorm dissention contention conflict discord nonconcurrence clash difficulty dissonance argument quarrel confliction strife collision struggle fight apartness disaccord altercation division combat misunderstanding divarication bicker set-to falling-out kickup Antonyms & Near Antonyms agreement consensus acceptance harmony unanimity compliance peace accord concord See More
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