A competition for the position of leader of an organization or political party.
the leadership contest was always going to be close
Example sentencesExamples
- He confessed to spending more time at home talking about finding a new childminder than discussing the leadership contest.
- She publicly backed him last night in the Conservative leadership contest.
- He is remembered for his long feud with the prime minister, who defeated him in a Tory leadership contest.
- Watching the leadership contest, political neutrals are unsure whether to laugh or cry.
- The question of whether the youthful-looking candidate has ever taken hard drugs has overshadowed the party's leadership contest.